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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 accomplish
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
This is part of what makes 2026 a very unusual election year.
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Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Shortly after, Malik made his way over and squeezed in next to her in the booth.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Throughout 2025, 100 new artists will make their debut on the Opry stage.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 26 Aug. 2025
Burton made a triple, a layup, and two free throws to help the Valkyries push their lead back to 20 by the 1:30 mark of the third quarter.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
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Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Shortly after, Malik made his way over and squeezed in next to her in the booth.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Throughout 2025, 100 new artists will make their debut on the Opry stage.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 26 Aug. 2025
Burton made a triple, a layup, and two free throws to help the Valkyries push their lead back to 20 by the 1:30 mark of the third quarter.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for make
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The average number of days employees are required to be in the office rose 12% over the past year, but office attendance showed an increase of just 1% to 3%, according to Brian Elliott, CEO of Work Forward and publisher of the Flex Index, which produced the report.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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Ford will stop producing the Escape and Corsair SUVs at the end of 2025, but anticipates having enough inventory to last through 2026.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The series will come as part of a wave of revivals of classic Hollywood sci-fi franchises on streaming—for example, recently premiered FX series Alien: Earth (which is streaming on Disney+) has achieved huge viewership numbers and widespread critical acclaim.—
Samuel Axon,
ArsTechnica,
25 Aug. 2025
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Moore achieved his primary goal to create a clean operation for Hurts in their one season together.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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That means teaching parents how to be their child’s calm center, how to interpret behavior as communication, and how to create home environments that foster cooperation and emotional safety.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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Methodology To gather the data, our team created a shopping list of 19 school lunch items.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Aug. 2025
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Through the weight of fear, exhaustion and mounting legal costs, these lawsuits often don't need to be successful to compel the defending party and others to chill their expression.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
28 Aug. 2025
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California, meanwhile, still has few mechanisms to compel participation, resolve disputes or approve new requirements, from protecting privacy to expanding consumer protections.—
Aneeka Chaudhry,
Mercury News,
22 Aug. 2025
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As the probes twinkle on and off, computational models estimate exactly where each molecule is located—and reconstruct a high-resolution image of the sample.—
Katarina Zimmer,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Aug. 2025
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Economists at Goldman Sachs estimate that foreign manufacturers have absorbed just 14% of the duties through June, while 22% has been paid by consumers and 64% by U.S. companies.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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Lu and his team are building a complete video suite to empower every organization in the world to automate videos—just as office productivity suites empower organizations to automate documents.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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Koziol and his father built another novel residential concept for the area in 2019.—
Katie Nixon,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Those who have used the store and still have Amazon Coins will see those refunded, albeit details on how and when that will be done seem scarce.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Gronowski seems likely to start, but Brown has been showing great flashes so far early in the year.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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The group headed to Loyola University’s aquatic center, where they were joined by one of Phelps’ sons, Beckett, along with children from the Boys & Girls Club of Metropolitan Baltimore learning to swim.—
Sophie Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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At the beginning of the school year in Michigan, students at most public schools can head to their school cafeteria and have lunch for free, part of a program the state started funding in the 2023-24 school year.—
Lily Altavena,
Freep.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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