made

Definition of madenext
past tense of make
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as in estimated
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement I make that to be about six feet long

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Recent Examples of made Only 15 pieces will be made worldwide, with no restock planned. New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026 The findings of the report demonstrate the shifts made by the brands that are capturing value from circularity rather than just complying. Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026 Since then, Cameron has made a name for himself in the real estate world, running a construction company and home-flipping business that he's built with his fiancée, Tate. ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 Some varieties combine wheat with plant proteins to increase their protein content, while others are made primarily from legumes such as chickpeas or lentils. Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 2 Sep. 2026 However, Gunn was made redundant from her position at Macquarie University in February 2026 when the university’s arts department made several cuts, per The Sydney Morning Herald. Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026 The company said Venezuela assigned its new oil fields to exploit in the country’s Orinoco Belt, a region that produces thick, sludgy, tar-like oil that many US Gulf-area refining facilities are tailor made to refine. David Goldman, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026 Honestly, the real amenity here is the staff, who made a very big, bustling corner of the city feel warm and kind. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026 During the American gold rush, the folks selling picks and shovels to the miners made a lot of money. Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for made
Verb
  • The company says the model could use battery inlays produced at scale in France or Taiwan before downstream partners assemble them into cells, modules and packs closer to customers.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Joie de Vivre is produced by MeMo Films, the production company co-founded in 2010 by entrepreneur and fashion designer Gabriele Moratti and distributor and film producer Francesco Melzi d’Eril.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
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  • While 56% of retail leaders are confident that agentic AI initiatives will deliver quantifiable outcomes within the next 12 months, only 17% say their organization has achieved widespread, sustained business value across the enterprise.
    Jill Standish, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Beijing aims to transform the region into a high-altitude green energy powerhouse, with projects that include a $168 billion megadam, currently under construction, that could stretch the limits of what human engineering has achieved.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
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  • Spirit’s team created a warm mahogany-and-veneer interior defined by curves, with details such as fore-and-aft berths, a shower, a galley, and an electric head.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The court also held that MiniMax may be held directly liable for infringing uses created by its customers.
    Schuyler Moore, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
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  • This time, their charge to sell the team was already accomplished.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The 27-year-old earned three victories on the PGA Tour in 2026, something only three other players on the circuit accomplished, and picked up another pair of Top 5 finishes as well.
    Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
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  • As more cars wrecked behind the incident, NASCAR was forced to throw the caution flag — freezing the field with Preece in front.
    Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Sometimes, operators were forced to drain one pond and divert its water to save fish in another, the Hungarian Aquaculture and Fisheries Inter-branch Organization said in early August.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
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  • Coulter estimated Thursday that the library system receives one request per year.
    Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026
  • One scientist estimated the Nepal-China flood wave roared down the first nearly 14 miles at a speed of 120 mph.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • It’s still built with comfort in mind, thanks to the flowy material and stretchy elastic waistbands of the pants and top, but has a simple cut that can be dressed up or down easily.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The CoreHMC system built by Captive Devices plugs directly into Epic Games’ Unreal Engine, letting performers and crews capture, review and tweak facial performance in real time on set.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
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  • Other Surrealists, meanwhile, seemed to take from animals a license to exploit other (generally female) bodies, as in Clovis Trouille’sJustine(1937), in which both a naked female figure and a lion are bound and captive.
    Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • To the outside observer, the hearing for the soft-spoken man with the graying mustache may have seemed like any other, save for the FBI agents from the public corruption squad sitting in the back.
    Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

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