manufacture 1 of 2

verb

Definition of manufacturenext
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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manufacture

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noun

as in production

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Recent Examples of manufacture
Verb
Zelensky has for years been asking for more of them, and more recently for a license so that Ukraine can manufacture its own. — Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 Russia’s Defense Ministry said the military carried out a strike on arms industry facilities in Kyiv overnight, hitting a plant that was manufacturing components for Flamingo cruise missiles and a facility assembling mid- and long-range drones. — ABC News, 8 July 2026
Noun
Because of previous demand, over 20,000 people had been employed in buckle manufacture in the Birmingham area, but when this aristocratic fashion suddenly collapsed in 1786 on the eve of the French Revolution, their trade collapsed along with it. — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026 All other charges were dropped, including one count of manufacture/delivery/sell/possession of Methamphetamine, two counts of simple possession/casual exchange and another for unlawful drug paraphernalia. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for manufacture
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manufacture
  1. produce
  2. devise
  3. production
  4. make
  5. construct
  6. printing
  7. invent
  8. concoct
Verb
  • Nevertheless, there are several measures that gardeners can take to keep themselves, their children, plants and produce safe from potentially harmful contaminants stemming from the fire.
    — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Instead of producing energy from heat, as with the radiothermal generators found on deep-space probes like Voyager 2, the NanoTritium system generates electricity directly.
    — David Szondy July 07, New Atlas, 8 July 2026
Definition of produce
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  • Its specialists work with customers to assess their retirement accounts and devise a diversified portfolio of precious metals that features an asset allocation designed to adhere to their risk tolerance and investment goals.
    — Javier Simon, USA Today, 11 July 2026
  • Marmion and Currie now join every other coed school that has to devise how to share finite facilities.
    — Dave Oberhelman, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026
Definition of devise
Noun
  • Other Stones records contain more classics and better production, but none holds together as well as a whole or comes as close to the sublime as this one.
    — Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Ireland was the most common partner territory, appearing in nearly half of all co-productions, alongside Canada, France and India.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 July 2026
Definition of production
Verb
  • The post also included a sweet selfie with her two younger sons, with Mateo smiling widely and Ciro making a silly face for the camera.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
  • Several eastern European countries, including Russian neighbors Poland, Lithuania and Estonia, have made significant progress toward the goal.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Definition of make
Verb
  • For American River College specifically, the project list includes constructing new STEM, science and fine arts facilities and building a replacement for Davies Hall after it was shut down suddenly in 2023.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026
  • The city’s news release says the drainage basin where the incident occurred is privately owned and was initially constructed as part of the Richland Park subdivision.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 July 2026
Definition of construct
Noun
  • Flat composite panels transform into curved blades The new method uses 4D printing, which means materials can change shape after they are made.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
  • Following his move to Tokyo, Rinko Kawauchi first introduced him to an analog darkroom, sparking a lasting interest in analog printing.
    — PhotoVogue, Vogue, 3 July 2026
Definition of printing
Verb
  • But regulation should be about making sure players are motivated to, and do meet the public interest goals of safety and good traffic flow, not about telling them how to do that while the technology is still being invented.
    — Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Plastic flamingos—invented in Massachusetts, of all places—were planted in yards to amuse homeowners.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 6 July 2026
Definition of invent
Verb
  • In The Beauty, Ryan Murphy and co-creator Matthew Hodgson have concocted a genre-hopping oddity that sounds unlikely to work.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026
  • Brazil’s team, meanwhile, decamped to Orlando, Florida, where Laitano affixed players with sweat-collection patches and analyzed their fluid and electrolyte loss during workouts to concoct a hydration regimen for each person.
    — Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
Definition of concoct

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