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
Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
The aircraft was described by the FAA as a McDonnell Douglas MD-11, a trijet wide-body airliner manufactured by McDonnell Douglas and later Boeing.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Alex Harring,sarah Min, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2025
Experts agree the best course is to use the adapter your vehicle’s manufacture recommends.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The brake pads may have manufactured incorrectly, which can lead to reduced function in the event of a malfunction.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
The aircraft was described by the FAA as a McDonnell Douglas MD-11, a trijet wide-body airliner manufactured by McDonnell Douglas and later Boeing.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
Many tech companies rely on rare earths from China for the manufacture of semiconductors and electric vehicles, among other goods.
—Alex Harring,sarah Min, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2025
Experts agree the best course is to use the adapter your vehicle’s manufacture recommends.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manufacture
Verb
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This episode was produced by Michelle Aslam and edited by Liana Simstrom and Irene Noguchi.—
Sarah McCammon,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
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Even weaker storms can produce excessive rainfall that can flood low-lying areas.—
William B. Davis,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Founded by Steve Hoedemaker and Tim Pfeiffer, the firm is known for its ability to mix architecture, interiors, and the landscape to devise residences that feel connected to the client and the surroundings.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
3 Nov. 2025
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Yet, after its ratification in 1870, Southern states set about trying to circumvent the amendment's intent by devising new ways to shape, control, and limit voting.—
Time,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The reality is that housing production is a very complex issue.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
5 Nov. 2025
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With this lack of running back production, a heavy load has fallen on the shoulders of quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who ranks third on the Chiefs with 285 rushing yards.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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These conditions make travel difficult.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Qianlong took a page from the design of private gardens in southern China to make the layout more compact, and divided the site into four connected courtyards, two of which are currently open to the public, from south to north.—
Fred He,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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The surge in demand is already driving up energy prices and fueling political backlash as sprawling data centers turn into election-season flashpoints in the communities where they are being constructed.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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To demonstrate the practical potential of this material, the researchers constructed a liquid metal battery (LMB) using the metallic gel as an electrode.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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The company is also the only rubber manufacturer that can do full color digital printing on rubber, Hitt said.—
Sydney Sasser,
Arkansas Online,
30 Oct. 2025
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The materials are made from steel using additive manufacturing, a process better known as 3D printing.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Xuexin Duan, who leads the Tianjin University group, and his colleagues set out to invent a tool that would not only lessen the threat to cells during the isolation process, but speed the whole process up.—
Perri Thaler,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Oct. 2025
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George Renninger, an employee at Wunderle Candy Company in Philadelphia, invented candy corn in the 1880s, according to the History Channel.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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Even so, del Toro has not merely concocted another Whale of a tale.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2025
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Each district sends two children as tributes to the fight-to-the-death Hunger Games, concocted by the capitol to keep the populace distracted.—
Adam Bell,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Manufacture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manufacture. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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