1
as in to produce
to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials
the company manufactures appliances and electronics
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2
as in to devise
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
he manufactured some story about how his car broke down and he was unable to call home and let anyone know that he would be late
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Recent Examples of manufacture
Mike Darnay, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Named in honor of NASA astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, New Glenn is a powerful two-stage rocket manufactured by Blue Origin classified as a heavy-lift launch vehicle.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
New Atlas, 10 Apr. 2026
The term engineering is sometimes more loosely defined, especially in Great Britain, as the manufacture or assembly of engines, machine tools, and machine parts.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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Verb
The Whip was manufactured in New York and is the last remaining 16-car model of its kind in all of the United States.
—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Named in honor of NASA astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, New Glenn is a powerful two-stage rocket manufactured by Blue Origin classified as a heavy-lift launch vehicle.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
In addition to streamlining manufacture of its current lineup, the new production system could lead to faster expansion into additional propeller markets, such as aerospace, defense and renewable energy.
—New Atlas, 10 Apr. 2026
The term engineering is sometimes more loosely defined, especially in Great Britain, as the manufacture or assembly of engines, machine tools, and machine parts.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manufacture
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That recipe produced 4 2/3 scoreless innings before his brother Aaden came on to get the save in a 6-0 Fox Valley Conference victory over the host Rockets.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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Sony Pictures Television, where Roberts is under an overall deal, will produce.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
18 Apr. 2026
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Yes, a new model was devised that showed how a modern economy could sustain a large middle-class society that shared in its general prosperity and great progress.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Apr. 2026
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Deep listening is a practice devised by composer Pauline Oliveros.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
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Co-productions can cut even closer than that.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
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The International Energy Agency reported that global production was up 3% in 2025.—
Dave Trecker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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Now she’s been coaxed out of retirement to make her mark in online criticism, at the urging of her close personal friend, the novelist and New Yorker contributor Paul Rudnick.—
Libby Gelman-Waxner,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2026
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After making the transition from nickel cornerback to safety last season, Smith was among the Bucs’ most productive players on defense, finishing with 100 tackles, two sacks, one interception, 13 passes defensed and two fumble recoveries.—
Rick Stroud,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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Neighbors in Hollywood's North Lake neighborhood lost their fight to prevent a new apartment building from being constructed, after the City Commission approved the four-story, 22-unit building at North 16th Avenue and Shenandoah Street.—
Ted Scouten,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The company constructed its Hollywood lot on 26 acres in 1926, located in the same spot where its 65-acre campus stands today.—
Hadley Hitson,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Guides picked by the hotel lead walking tours of the Sassi of Matera and the nearby town of Altamura; a highlight for me was visiting one of Italy’s oldest printing presses and a cheese tasting at Caseificio Dicecca, a favorite of Stanley Tucci’s.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
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Partnering with foreign printing companies isn’t unusual among major arts institutions; both the British Museum and Tate do so, as the report notes.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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San Francisco taqueria El Faro, credited with inventing the super burrito, may be forced to sell its restaurant, citing an extreme rent increase.—
Loureen Ayyoub,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The company isn’t inventing a new rule to address this behavior, which is apparently on the rise.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 Apr. 2026
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According to the report, workers illegally pocketed between $20,000 and more than $41,000 in Paycheck Protection Program loans from a massive federal COVID-19 pandemic relief effort – some by concocting companies that didn't exist to pocket federal assistance funds.—
Chris Tye,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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In an interview with The Times, Sid confessed that the whole thing was a lie concocted by a publicist in the 1940s.—
Anabel Sosa,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Manufacture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manufacture. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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