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as in to produce
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 to achieve
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
we finally made it!
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as in to create
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 to fulfill
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 to compel
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 to estimate
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 to build
to form by putting together parts or materials
make a model airplane
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as in to head
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 to enact
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 to earn
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 to understand
to have a clear idea of
what do you make of the latest information?
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as in to 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 make
Check-in happens in the room which makes everyone's life easier.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
Memphis reserves Adama Bal and Dariq Whitehead each made six 3-pointers.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
That makes their daughter, Style Brazile, rodeo royalty.
—Charles Baggarly
april 7, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
The 30-year-milestone will be celebrated in a beautiful new mosaic mural that students and teachers made with Tim Lueker, a Scripps Oceanography researcher and artist who also helped with several of the other ocean murals on campus over the years.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
Memphis reserves Adama Bal and Dariq Whitehead each made six 3-pointers.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
That makes their daughter, Style Brazile, rodeo royalty.
—Charles Baggarly
april 7, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
The 30-year-milestone will be celebrated in a beautiful new mosaic mural that students and teachers made with Tim Lueker, a Scripps Oceanography researcher and artist who also helped with several of the other ocean murals on campus over the years.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for make
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The bowl-back, thanks to its shape, produces a greater number of high partial harmonics that give it a distinctive, delicate tone preferred by most players of classical music.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Dolby audience repeatedly cheered as Jackson, Smith and Ladd shared backstage stories about the series, one of numerous TV hits developed and produced by Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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In many cases, physicians can substitute a generic drug or recommend a similar treatment that achieves the same outcome at a lower price.—
Deidre Popovich,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026
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Still chasing a level of success that, from the outside, already looks like she’s achieved.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Apr. 2026
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One of the bills would create a pilot program for psychedelic or psilocybin mushrooms to be used in medicine for the treatment of mental health conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder and severe depression.—
Esme Murphy,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Public transport systems have struggled to keep up, creating demand for commercial motorcycles and auto-rickshaws.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Local residents who spoke to commissioners said a promise from Black Mountain CEO Rhett Bennett to introduce the future data center’s operator to residents at a community meeting has not been fulfilled.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2026
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What makes Becky Shaw so fulfilling is its cynicism about love and its ruthless method of hurling those frustrations at its audience.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Apr. 2026
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But the implicit argument, that Colorado law effectively compels Jeffco to violate Title IX, is a major, predictable indictment of our legislature.—
Lisa Frizell,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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There is a limit to how much the mayor’s office can do — like, say, compel the governor to raise taxes in order to fund a set of programs that were central to one’s campaign — but as an organizing apparatus, City Hall is an incredible pulpit.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
6 Apr. 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,
8 Apr. 2026
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About 100 notes were left in the course of the school year, Thompson estimates.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2026
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Hungarians living near the southern frontier, where Orbán made a show of building a border fence during the refugee crisis, are travelling to Croatia to buy cheap groceries.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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There were no 20-point comebacks on Thursday night, but the Knicks did build a 13-point lead in the third quarter, only to watch the Celtics run off a 19-4 run and take a two-point lead with a few ticks left entering the fourth quarter.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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As of this week, Sumrall no longer seems to feel that way.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Rocchio was on second base and seemed to steal the Royals’ signs.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
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