1
as in produced
to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials
the company manufactures appliances and electronics
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as in constructed
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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as in fabricated
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Recent Examples of manufactured
Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Hundreds of thousands of chemicals are manufactured by the chemical industry, which transforms raw materials – usually fossil fuels – into useful end products.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Last year, as many as 3 out of every 4 toys sold in the United States were manufactured in China.
—Jarrod Barry, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
Spinach in certain meal kits, which are manufactured by FreshRealm, tested positive for listeria monocytogenes bacterium, according to the notice.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025
FreshRealm, a supplier of some of the brand's meals, manufactured and shipped directly to HelloFresh customers, according to the USDA.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Malone once had thriving factories and mills where residents manufactured paper, pants, and slippers, but over the decades those jobs had disappeared.
—Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Nearly all of the products are manufactured in Europe from Italian and Japanese fabrics.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
Approximately 100,000 popular children's toys manufactured in China have been recalled nationwide due to exceeding federal lead limits.
—Matt Cannon, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
For example, the contaminated cough syrups in The Gambia, Indonesia and Uzbekistan were manufactured in India.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Hundreds of thousands of chemicals are manufactured by the chemical industry, which transforms raw materials – usually fossil fuels – into useful end products.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Last year, as many as 3 out of every 4 toys sold in the United States were manufactured in China.
—Jarrod Barry, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
Spinach in certain meal kits, which are manufactured by FreshRealm, tested positive for listeria monocytogenes bacterium, according to the notice.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025
FreshRealm, a supplier of some of the brand's meals, manufactured and shipped directly to HelloFresh customers, according to the USDA.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Malone once had thriving factories and mills where residents manufactured paper, pants, and slippers, but over the decades those jobs had disappeared.
—Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Nearly all of the products are manufactured in Europe from Italian and Japanese fabrics.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
Approximately 100,000 popular children's toys manufactured in China have been recalled nationwide due to exceeding federal lead limits.
—Matt Cannon, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manufactured
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The anticipation of being back in Dallas the day after his birthday produced a slight smile.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show is directed by Glenn Weiss and produced by Taylor Swift Productions in association with Silent House Productions.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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Typical for Jenkin, Rose of Nevada was shot on 16mm cameras using a wind-up Bolex with all sound constructed in post-production, with Jenkin acting as writer, director, cinematographer, and editor.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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Tom, Tom, the Piper’s Son (1969) followed, a nearly two-hour meditation constructed from a single clip of a silent 1905 Billy Bitzer film of the same name, variously slowed down, speeded up, and looped.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
9 Oct. 2025
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Boise State generally made life miserable for Layne, the Idaho Vandals transfer who followed his coach, Jason Eck, from Moscow to Albuquerque.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Oct. 2025
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Luis Suarez made it 3-0 with a right-footed blast to the top right corner at the 61-minute mark.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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The most visible plans are those devised by the same international custodians who have engineered postwar order elsewhere in the Middle East.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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That is, unless faster methods are devised than today’s chemical rockets.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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Another key aspect of Bananatex is its open-source nature, designed to be shared with others to offer a viable alternative to synthetic materials that dominate the bag industry.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Science History Institute even attributes the first viable synthetic fiber to helping the Allies win World War II.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Oct. 2025
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Maybe the purposefully ambiguous coda was concocted to prove some sort of Rashomon-style truth-is-subjective point.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 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
Adjective
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To assess the fiber content in a protein bar, check the ingredients list for processed or isolated fibers, such as chicory root fiber or inulin.—
Stephanie Anderson Witmer,
Health,
7 Oct. 2025
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Excluding sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, obesity now exceeds underweight in all regions, researchers said, with ultra-processed and fast foods that are high in sugar, refined starch, salt, unhealthy fats and additives being targeted at and consumed by children.—
Amy Woodyatt,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Make your way down the slopes via velogemel, a snowbike that was invented and patented in the Jungfrau village of Grindelwald, or a sledge.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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It is said that Shakespeare himself invented more than 1,500 words.—
Louis J. Esterhazy,
Footwear News,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Manufactured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manufactured. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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