as in homemade
created by a hand process rather than by a machine
received a handmade sweater at the baby shower
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For those looking for something handmade or vintage, Etsy and eBay are an active marketplace with over 56,000 auctions currently up for bid.
Attendees to Carpenter’s Homecoming were a motley crew of fans—some attended with family members and partners and some came solo.
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Justin Conklin, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The music legend took to Instagram to commemorate the date with a photo of handmade cards from his sons, Elijah and Zachary, alongside a bouquet of flowers.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 31 July 2025
One participant will win a large bouquet of handmade paper flowers.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 July 2025
Cushions were handmade in Budapest using surplus Nanushka fabric, finished with the label’s proprietary vegan leather, Okobor.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 24 July 2025
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Justin Conklin, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The music legend took to Instagram to commemorate the date with a photo of handmade cards from his sons, Elijah and Zachary, alongside a bouquet of flowers.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 31 July 2025
One participant will win a large bouquet of handmade paper flowers.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 July 2025
Cushions were handmade in Budapest using surplus Nanushka fabric, finished with the label’s proprietary vegan leather, Okobor.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handmade
homemade
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The lunch special for the month of August is a hot honey pimento cheese sandwich on homemade white bread served with a garden side salad ($11.95).—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Aug. 2025
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Even the tonic is homemade with mandarins and blood oranges, so stopping in for a refreshing drink is well worth it.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Handmade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handmade. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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