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 Azure DevOps case makes the same point from the other direction. Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 This revolution in budget-friendly hardware ensures that when a modern, tech-heavy vehicle makes its way to its second, third or fourth owner a decade from now, it can still be diagnosed and kept alive on a driveway budget. New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026 But, really, that’s what makes JRAD stand out from the very crowded field of Dead tributes out there. Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026 Though Garrett, at 6 feet, 4 inches and 272 pounds, makes plays that can’t be replicated by others. Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026 The Odyssey’s success makes Universal the first studio to earn over $4 billion this year. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2026 What’s going on now makes the Gilded Age of Rockefeller look like an egalitarian utopia. NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026 One of fewer than 20 producers who have a footprint in the neighboring regions of Barolo and Barbaresco, Ceretto makes seven different wines in the former and four in the latter. Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2026 Collaboration makes the collective Collaboration is an important aspect of the 808SHE collective. Zuri Primos july 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
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  • Entire product categories that were barely imaginable in 2020 are now weekend projects such as a tutor that converses in Mandarin, a paralegal that drafts and redlines, and a designer that produces forty variations before lunch.
    Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Two hours with nothing required of you produces something to talk about afterward, without any pressure to talk during.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
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  • Ideally, over time, these outcomes accumulate into a repository of actioned and labeled data that reflects how an organization identifies risk, prioritizes responses and achieves successful resolutions.
    Terrence McCrossan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • The crust achieves that perfect balance of char and chew, and the toppings are minimal but impeccable.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
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  • The contact with the hot metal creates steam that instantly breaks down and lifts baked-on grease and food debris.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • This urban concentration creates hidden local impacts, including wildly uneven regional carbon emissions depending on whether the local grid relies on fossil fuels or green energy.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
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  • One of their latest launches, the Biodance Eye Patches in Vita Niacinamide, fulfills that mission by bringing the brand’s hydrogel technology into a format that’s truly optimized for the delicate eye area.
    Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Petite and portable, the South Seas Rattan Side Cart fulfills the desire for a bedside table that’s slightly out of the ordinary.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 13 July 2026
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  • Every drop hits like a quake, and each muscular beat compels you to shake your ass.
    Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026
  • 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
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  • While miniature portraits had grown in popularity before the advent of photography, Shushan estimates that only a dozen or so renowned artists were making eye portraits, including the painters George Engleheart and Richard Cosway.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Valero Energy's earnings were up over 400% for the quarter compared to last year in world that Valero estimates is still five million barrels short per day of global refining capacity and over 100 million barrels short of oil inventories.
    Hillary Jackson, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
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  • The novel builds toward a plot by local men to ambush the night train carrying the departing Muslims.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
  • Silence often signals that one partner has stopped raising issues, which builds resentment over time.
    Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2026
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  • Their midnight rendezvous seems doomed to end in a quarrel until Mysaria heeds Sylvi’s advice.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
  • But the ambulance driver seems to view the Pathfinder as a threat and drives away.
    Sydney Brownstone, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026

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