Thesaurus results for MAKERS

makers

noun

plural of maker

as in manufacturers

someone or something that makes something (such as a manufactured product) Auto makers will have to ensure that their vehicles meet the new emissions standards.

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Recent Examples of makers Blame poor puck luck in Game 7 or Jakub Dobes’ excellence — both were unquestionably difference-makers here. —

Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 6 May 2026 While memory makers are scrambling to expand production, Yu also noted that new semiconductor capacity typically takes two to three years to come online, meaning supply is likely to remain constrained in the near term. —

Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 6 May 2026 The new kids on the Hard Rock block are F1 and tennis, which are big-time money makers. —

Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026 This year’s industry lineup for documentary makers consists of 41 sessions, including ones focused on craft on live pitches, as well as the return of the popular Marketplace and Talent Meetings. —

Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026 The Pentagon, for its part, needs to stop buying so many of its weapons from just five big weapons makers and start betting on dynamic tech companies that can quickly adapt. —

ABC News, 6 May 2026 Aluminum supply chains have also been hit, following Iranian strikes on smelters in Bahrain and the UAE, pushing the price of the metal to a four-year high and testing panel and turbine makers who rely on it. —

Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 4 May 2026 Costume makers sat at their respective tables concentrated on their finishing touches, while young helping hands dashed in and out of the room bringing items to other departments. —

Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026 Violin makers, aka luthiers, traditionally learn from hands-on experience how to craft parts and select materials to shape an instrument’s final sound. —

ArsTechnica, 4 May 2026

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Keeping the 6-cylinder engine alive is also a big win for the consumers who look to avoid the 4-cylinder turbo engines made by most manufacturers today.

— Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Those pullbacks, in turn, prompted legislation in several states, including Minnesota, to stop drug manufacturers from restricting their 340B discounts.

— Dené K. Dryden, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026