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a person or business that manufactures something (such as a product)
The company is a leading manufacturer of farm equipment.
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Recent Examples of manufacturers
Keeping the 6-cylinder engine alive is also a big win for the consumers who look to avoid the 4-cylinder turbo engines made by most manufacturers today.
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Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Those pullbacks, in turn, prompted legislation in several states, including Minnesota, to stop drug manufacturers from restricting their 340B discounts.
—Dené K. Dryden, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
Aircraft manufacturers like Boeing and Airbus are struggling with production delays and engine shortages, which means fewer available seats overall.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 8 May 2026
Private companies such as UPS and FedEx also restrict gun shipments to customers with federal firearms licenses, such as importers, manufacturers, dealers and collectors.
—Jessica Hill The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 8 May 2026
This is not the same as the fully solid-state batteries that electric-vehicle manufacturers have been promising for years but have yet to reach mass production.
—Omar Kardoudi
may 08, New Atlas, 8 May 2026
Keeping the 6-cylinder engine alive is also a big win for the consumers who look to avoid the 4-cylinder turbo engines made by most manufacturers today.
—Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
Product liability rules impose liability on every party in the chain of distribution for defective products, not just manufacturers.
—Anton Lucanus
may 7, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
The final proposal that went to the World Motor Sport Council for an e-vote was decided by the FIA, F1 team principals, Formula One Management and the CEOs of the five engine manufacturers.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Those pullbacks, in turn, prompted legislation in several states, including Minnesota, to stop drug manufacturers from restricting their 340B discounts.
—Dené K. Dryden, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
Aircraft manufacturers like Boeing and Airbus are struggling with production delays and engine shortages, which means fewer available seats overall.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 8 May 2026
Private companies such as UPS and FedEx also restrict gun shipments to customers with federal firearms licenses, such as importers, manufacturers, dealers and collectors.
—Jessica Hill The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 8 May 2026
This is not the same as the fully solid-state batteries that electric-vehicle manufacturers have been promising for years but have yet to reach mass production.
—Omar Kardoudi
may 08, New Atlas, 8 May 2026
Keeping the 6-cylinder engine alive is also a big win for the consumers who look to avoid the 4-cylinder turbo engines made by most manufacturers today.
—Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
Product liability rules impose liability on every party in the chain of distribution for defective products, not just manufacturers.
—Anton Lucanus
may 7, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
The final proposal that went to the World Motor Sport Council for an e-vote was decided by the FIA, F1 team principals, Formula One Management and the CEOs of the five engine manufacturers.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manufacturers
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Blame poor puck luck in Game 7 or Jakub Dobes’ excellence — both were unquestionably difference-makers here.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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While memory makers are scrambling to expand production, Yu also noted that new semiconductor capacity typically takes two to three years to come online, meaning supply is likely to remain constrained in the near term.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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In the Disruption Index, 73 percent of growth leaders have switched suppliers or trading partners in response to tariffs, and 55 percent have increased capital expenditure to reposition their supply chain, using AI and analytics as core enablers.—
Catherine Nekavand,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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Calhoun, following its settlement with the Southern Environmental Law Center and Demonbreun-Chapman’s group, turned around and sued carpet manufacturers and their chemical suppliers in 2024, as did Dalton.—
DYLAN JACKSON,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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The producers behind the movie had to rewrite and reshoot significant portions of the movie after lawyers realized that the settlement included an agreement that the Chandlers could never be mentioned or dramatized in a movie, per a January 2025 report from Puck.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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Olmos Torrico, Iris Ocampo, Diego Sarmiento and Cecilia Sueiro serve as producers.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
4 May 2026
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Netflix leads all distributors with 35 total nominations across film and television, while Neon secured an impressive 21 film nominations despite being a smaller distributor.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
11 Jan. 2026
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Another issue, Nikpay said, is that some pharmacies and pharmacy benefit managers charge healthcare providers large fees for this 340B work, which can reduce the provider’s savings on those drug prices.—
Dené K. Dryden,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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Doctors don’t need to be enrolled as Medicare providers to write a prescription or submit a prior authorization request under this program.—
Jackie Fortiér,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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“Manufacturers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manufacturers. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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