as in production
something produced by physical or intellectual effort
proud of his handiwork, he was certain that the birdhouse would win first place in its category
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Recent Examples of handiwork
As Braithwaite finished up — working a bit of A Social Life For Your Hair cream through my roots and ends for extra polish — a few of the salon’s stylists came over to check out the final look and admire his handiwork.
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Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 28 Nov. 2025
Nelson’s handiwork regularly announces what’s new at places like Cooks of Crocus Hill, Subtext Books and The French Hen Cafe.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 23 Nov. 2025
The Grand Hall is wrapped with over two miles of ribbon and adorned with more than 4,000 new ornaments, while handcrafted trees and oversized fiberglass displays showcase the handiwork of local artisans.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 21 Nov. 2025
The arts and crafts movement of the 1800s kicked off as a rebuke to the Industrial Revolution, emphasizing the importance of handiwork and artistry in the decorative and fine arts worlds.
—Alexis Benveniste, Architectural Digest, 21 Nov. 2025
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Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 28 Nov. 2025
Nelson’s handiwork regularly announces what’s new at places like Cooks of Crocus Hill, Subtext Books and The French Hen Cafe.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 23 Nov. 2025
The Grand Hall is wrapped with over two miles of ribbon and adorned with more than 4,000 new ornaments, while handcrafted trees and oversized fiberglass displays showcase the handiwork of local artisans.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 21 Nov. 2025
The arts and crafts movement of the 1800s kicked off as a rebuke to the Industrial Revolution, emphasizing the importance of handiwork and artistry in the decorative and fine arts worlds.
—Alexis Benveniste, Architectural Digest, 21 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handiwork
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EngineAI confirmed that its production models are powered by NVIDIA Jetson Thor, providing up to 2000 TOPS of AI compute, along with a 360-degree LiDAR perception system.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Reliability, flexibility, and fast, on time delivery guide development, with specifications tailored to local markets and customers, from last mile hubs and national distribution to cold storage, production facilities, and data centres.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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For brands, these partnerships offer cultural relevance, direct access to consumers, and a chance to test performance products in one of the few individual sports where personal style shines.—
Jessica Schiffer,
Vogue,
14 Jan. 2026
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These labels indicate the product has met rigorous safety standards.—
Shivani Vyas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2026
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The Mendelssohn work features almost five times as many instruments, and uses 99 microphones as opposed to 12 for the Mozart recording.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
23 Jan. 2026
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Her work has appeared in Annulet, Changes Review, blush lit, and elsewhere.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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Its scale, yield reliability, and advanced packaging capabilities have established it as the go-to manufacturing ally for every major AI chipmaker, including Nvidia and AMD, as well as hyperscalers designing custom silicon.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Bond and yen worries Despite BOJ's monetary tightening, Japanese bond yields have been rising, hitting multidecade highs over the past month, driving capital outflows and weakening the yen.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Handiwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handiwork. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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