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as in produced
to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials
will you help me make the dough for the cookies?
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as in achieved
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
we finally made it!
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as in created
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
the cats made quite a disturbance when they knocked the Christmas tree over
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as in accomplished
to carry through (as a process) to completion
one person from each department will be asked to make a short presentation at the meeting
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as in forced
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
made him do all the work while everyone else just lounged around
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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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as in built
to form by putting together parts or materials
make a model airplane
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as in seemed
to give the impression of being
the family made merry despite their financial worries
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as in headed
to go on a specified course or in a certain direction
the baby made straight for the toy lying on the rug
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as in enacted
to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action
the legislature failed to make any new laws last session
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as in earned
to receive as return for effort
I make considerably more money now than I did when I first started working here
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as in understood
to have a clear idea of
what do you make of the latest information?
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as in shut
chiefly dialect
to position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening
make the gate when ye leave
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Recent Examples of made
Videos of climbers waiting in long queues in an area known as the death zone – where the air is too thin to breathe unaided for long – on their way to the summit have once again made headlines, alongside record-breaking ascents from both Nepali and foreign climbers.
—
Helen Regan, CNN Money, 5 June 2026
Your access will continue until the end of your current subscription after which the cancellation will take effect and no further charges will be made.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 June 2026
Energy experts and the CEOs of Nordic energy giants Fortum and Statkraft made this point clear on the sidelines of the Eurelectric Power Summit in the Finnish capital this week.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 5 June 2026
Seven months after The Life of a Showgirl, Taylor Swift has made her return to country with a new song for Toy Story 5.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 June 2026
Reservations can be made online at Massport's website.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 5 June 2026
José Caballero started the first two games against Cleveland and has made four starts in right field since being acquired from Tampa Bay at the July 31 trade deadline.
—Larry Fleisher, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2026
Fluent in Persian, French, English, Swedish, German, and Italian, Satrapi was a singular figure in the culture of two continents — an Iranian exile and a French artist, a cartoonist who made history at the Oscars, and a political activist who turned grief and fury and memory into enduring art.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
Swimsuits for women my size are typically cumbersome, made with a confusing excess of fabric, and frumpy.
—Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 29 May 2026
Helen Regan, CNN Money, 5 June 2026
Your access will continue until the end of your current subscription after which the cancellation will take effect and no further charges will be made.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 June 2026
Energy experts and the CEOs of Nordic energy giants Fortum and Statkraft made this point clear on the sidelines of the Eurelectric Power Summit in the Finnish capital this week.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 5 June 2026
Seven months after The Life of a Showgirl, Taylor Swift has made her return to country with a new song for Toy Story 5.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 June 2026
Reservations can be made online at Massport's website.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 5 June 2026
José Caballero started the first two games against Cleveland and has made four starts in right field since being acquired from Tampa Bay at the July 31 trade deadline.
—Larry Fleisher, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2026
Fluent in Persian, French, English, Swedish, German, and Italian, Satrapi was a singular figure in the culture of two continents — an Iranian exile and a French artist, a cartoonist who made history at the Oscars, and a political activist who turned grief and fury and memory into enduring art.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
Swimsuits for women my size are typically cumbersome, made with a confusing excess of fabric, and frumpy.
—Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for made
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The Marty Party produced one postseason goal in 2026.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Cool conditions produced a bunch of fast times Friday at the CIF state track and field championships.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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While vitamin C is almost entirely synonymous with brightening in the US, in Korea, brightening can be achieved through a blend of ingredients including niacinamide, tranexamic acid, kojic acid, and rice extract, among others.—
Rosa Jisoo Pyo,
Vogue,
31 May 2026
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That does not mean MAHA has achieved nothing.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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To some extent, supply created its own demand.—
Allison Schrager,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2026
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It’s been accomplished six times, and UCLA is responsible for four.—
Tim Willert,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Ruben has accomplished his goal to kill Niall and regain his sense of power.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
29 May 2026
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Today, however, the opposite is true, and they are deliberately displayed as current fashion trends have brought to the surface what was once forced to be hidden.—
Teresa Romero Martínez,
Glamour,
31 May 2026
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Fueled by large stocks of critically dry vegetation and extreme winds, the fires killed 31 people, destroyed nearly 12,000 homes, and forced over 150,000 evacuations.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
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It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2026
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The country’s worst outbreak happened in 1972, when the USDA estimated that there were 90,000 cases, and another outbreak of that magnitude could cost the Southwest alone more than $3 billion, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Playing catch-up, Target has built three new distribution hubs in the past four years to replace the capacity third-party partners previously provided.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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For a movement built partly around concern over pesticides and environmental toxins, that was not a side issue.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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Complete with glow-in-the-dark buttons and an antenna, the prop certainly seemed less likely to get its owner in legal trouble.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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But even the comms team seemed evasive.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2026
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“Made.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/made. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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