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
Wes Siler, Outside, 16 Sep. 2025
The announcement came after Beijing opened new inquiries into Washington’s manufacture and regulation of semiconductors.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
In July alone, manufacturing job openings jumped to 10 percent reaching 473,000.
—Mark Rayfield, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Tires are designed to last six years from their time of manufacture.
—Wes Siler, Outside, 16 Sep. 2025
The announcement came after Beijing opened new inquiries into Washington’s manufacture and regulation of semiconductors.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
Her father worked as a salesman at an equipment manufacturing company while her mother worked for the Nara police force.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
In July alone, manufacturing job openings jumped to 10 percent reaching 473,000.
—Mark Rayfield, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manufacture
Verb
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Meet Nashville's new crime-fighting Clydesdale Metro Nashville mounted patrol officer Michael Douglas squeezed a three-foot-long rubber chicken, producing an increasingly louder and closer screeching sound to try and provoke a 1,700-pound Clydesdale named Ross.—
Laura L. Davis,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
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Now the podcast era produces orders of magnitude more hours of political commentary than any human can consume.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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While enjoying drinks at Lucy’s across the street from Paramount Studios, William Wyler, Humphrey Bogart, John Huston and Lauren Bacall devised a hasty plan to show up in Washington to protest the hearings.—
Chris Yogerst,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 2025
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Performance on tests devised by seasoned professionals across banking, law, and consulting has nearly doubled in little more than a year, according to a preliminary study published in late September by data firm, Mercor.—
Harry Booth,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
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This does not reflect well on their development, considering how desperate the Bruins are for production.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Affleck and Matt Damon's Artist Equity production company co-produced the movie.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Our senior commerce writer, Emily Farris, regularly reaches for her Made-In nonstick ceramic pan when making eggs or pancakes for her kids.—
Melissa Knific,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
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Danish pharma firm Novo Nordisk, which also makes the top 100, is similarly known for a culture where employees call the CEO by their first name, and don’t feel pressure to stay at work late.—
Adam Gale,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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From the 1960s through the early 2000s, developers constructed malls at a breakneck pace, far exceeding sustainable demand.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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The four-person Clay County prosecutor team presented nearly 30 videos from Rocha’s cellphone of him posing with guns, shooting guns while driving, and 3-D printing gun frames and components.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
3 Oct. 2025
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The new space is expected to have a maker space with 3D printing, an early learning space and community room.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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From constructing ramps to inventing imaginative new worlds, Rail Racers proves Magna-Tiles are endlessly modular and fun.—
Emily Glover,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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In 1993, the 20th-century monument was purchased and restored by the Bernats, the family of Spanish confectioner Enric Bernat, who invented and founded Chupa Chups lollipops.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
2 Oct. 2025
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Prosecutors described Sanaa Cunningham’s death as the result of a murder plot concocted by her father and stepmother, Germayne and Lisa Cunningham, following months of abuse and neglect.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Swartz concocted this massive blockbuster trade idea, which sends Brown to his hometown team, the Atlanta Hawks.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Manufacture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manufacture. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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