makes

present tense third-person singular of make
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as in estimates
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 seems
to give the impression of being the family made merry despite their financial worries

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as in shuts
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 makes The banquet makes a bold visual comparison of the two women, in fact. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026 Franke pointed to Franco-German defense projects as an example of how national political incentives can slow cooperation, even when joint production makes strategic sense. Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 July 2026 This detail—along with the slim design that slips seamlessly into low-profile shoes without looking clunky—makes the insoles ideal for wearing with sockless footwear, such as ballet flats or loafers. Irene Richardson, InStyle, 5 July 2026 This is the kind of unparalleled story and experience that makes the World Cup different from any other competition. Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026 The collar makes your entire outfit look polished, even when styled with slouchy jeans. Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026 That makes this part of the home one of the oldest surviving colonial structures in the state. James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026 What makes the Beats Solo 4 such an attractive pair of headphones, beyond their outstanding sound quality, is their comfort. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 June 2026 There's a nice breeze blowing in that makes the stadium feel much more bearable. Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 June 2026
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  • The state’s Holocaust Education Bill, passed in 1994, requires every school district to teach the Holocaust with the explicit aim of building tolerance, nurturing democratic values, and confronting what indifference produces.
    Masha Pearl, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026
  • Scan your face, train your voice on a few prompts, write (or accept a brand’s) creative brief, and the content produces itself.
    Reid Litman, Fortune, 5 July 2026
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  • Interestingly, the robot achieves its underwater-to-air transition entirely without feet.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026
  • For example, say a best-in-class B2B software company consistently achieves NRR rates of 120% or higher.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
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  • During play, participants are constantly switching between jogging, sprinting and directional changes, which creates cardiovascular conditioning similar to structured interval training.
    Nicole Williams, AJC.com, 14 July 2026
  • This creates an immediate sensing-to-action response, while each chamber operates independently to distinguish forces along horizontal, lateral, and vertical directions.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
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  • Technical leaders, who take responsibility for setting the tempo in possession and moving the team forward, can be just as important, and Guimaraes fulfils this duty for Newcastle, too.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • Through this discipline of reduction, the watch fulfills its own promise—perfection through the removal of excess.
    Richard Mille Contributor, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
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  • Further, since a charging order compels an LLC to re-direct distribution payments to the creditor, the appeals court further mused that such was enough to create standing since the LLCs needed to know who to pay.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • When systemic failures persist, lawsuits are the catalyst that compels meaningful reform and protects children who cannot protect themselves.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2026
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  • The Legislative Analyst’s Office estimates that enforcing the measure would cost the government up to the low tens of millions annually, and that much of the cost would be paid for through penalties and fees charged to affected clinics.
    Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Ritolia estimates Russian gasoline production is currently running at around 20% below domestic demand because of the Ukrainian strikes, with refinery runs (the amount of crude oil refineries are processing) at multi-year lows.
    Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
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  • Feeding results back to employees and visibly acting on them builds trust.
    Gary Zammit, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Idol is looking to get Michael Kors’ sales from about $3 billion back to $4 billion, while Jimmy Choo builds from $600 million to $800 million.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 8 July 2026
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  • And, as the country and its people begin to piece together the full toll of the destruction amid the rubble, the notion of playing baseball seems absurd in the wake of such tragedy.
    Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • But Rhaenyra seems happy enough handing out bread and basking in the smallfolk’s love.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026

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