make

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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 seem
to give the impression of being the family made merry despite their financial worries

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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 The Nosferatu actress also made some rare comments about their relationship while speaking to E! Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 14 June 2025 The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control. Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 14 June 2025 The traffic alert was released Friday at 3:16 p.m., and the latest update regarding this incident was made available on Friday at 3:38 p.m. Kansas City Star, 14 June 2025 The 25-year-old made his first professional hole-in-one during his second-career win at the Genesis Invitational in February. Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for make
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  • Lenox Corporation has also for years been tapped to design presidents’ official inauguration gifts for both parties — in 2021, the company produced specialty luxury crystal vases for Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
    Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 16 June 2025
  • The company also produces made-to-order suits, trousers, blazers, T-shirts and shirts.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 June 2025
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  • Both Bronco and Bronco Sport have earned overall 5-star NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) ratings, and Bronco is currently the only vehicle in its segment to achieve a five-star overall vehicle score in NHTSA’s testing.
    Jamie L. LaReau, USA Today, 14 June 2025
  • But its lid is instead shaped into the squashed arch of a pizza oven, with a pizza stone that can be affixed to the grill top to achieve admirable pies at around 700 degrees.
    Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 14 June 2025
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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 WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2025
  • Some Christians have created ministries such as Canines for Christ, which provides dogs to patients at children’s hospitals, nursing homes and hospice facilities.
    John Blake, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
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  • In over 40 instances of strategic bombing from World War I to the first Gulf War in 1991, such barrages, whether concentrated and heavy or light and dispersed, never compelled civilians to take to the streets in any meaningful numbers to oppose their governments.
    Robert A. Pape, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2025
  • In a time of scorching divisions, interviewees felt compelled by the call to act with collective spirit.
    Talia Milgrom-Elcott, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
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  • The Sacramento police department estimated the group was comprised of a couple of hundred people.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2025
  • Days before the anniversary celebration, Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY) and John Kennedy (R-LA) expressed concern about the cost, which is estimated to fall between $25 million and $40 million.
    Zach LaChance, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2025
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  • Former combatants in Colombia’s long-standing internal conflict are increasingly being lured to Mexico by criminal groups to train hitmen, build bombs and fight bloody turf battles.
    Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
  • Being transparent in this way helps build trust and demonstrates a genuine dedication to improvement.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
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  • As a young man in his 20s, Dwayne Debnam seemed to have his life lined up.
    Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 6 June 2025
  • The Ukrainians seem to be particularly being used in urban areas, where resupply is especially challenging.
    Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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  • Wait for 30 minutes after the final lightning or thunder before heading outside again.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 June 2025
  • This year, his only opponent heading into the primary is Patrick Timmons, an adjunct law professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a former Bronx prosecutor.
    Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2025

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“Make.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.

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