manufactures 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of manufacture
1
as in produces
to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials the company manufactures appliances and electronics

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2
as in devises
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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manufactures

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noun

plural of manufacture
as in productions

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Recent Examples of manufactures
Verb
An employee assembles a long-range drone in a workshop of the Fire Point company which manufactures FP-1 deep-strike drones and FP-2 strike drones in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on January 29, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 7 July 2026 The company that manufactures the hardware powering the AI revolution acknowledges that the technology is more expensive than the people it was supposed to augment. — Jemma Green, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 His company Fanatics manufactures licensed apparel for the NFL, including Kelce's team, the Kansas City Chiefs. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 2 July 2026 Her global merchandising operation is controlled by TAS Rights Management, which owns her trademarks across goods and services, and Bravado, which manufactures products under the artist’s brand. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026 Ukraine overnight also launched an aerial strike at a military complex in the Penza region, where Russia develops and manufactures components related to missiles, Zelenskyy said. — Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 1 July 2026 William Boeing, born in Detroit to a German immigrant father, founded the company that still manufactures more commercial aircraft than any other in the world, while Bernie Marcus, born in Newark to Russian Jewish immigrants, co-founded Home Depot. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 1 July 2026 The company manufactures advanced underwater systems and defense technologies for military customers worldwide, with the A26 representing its latest conventional submarine design focused on survivability, stealth, and operational flexibility. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026 Rivian is headquartered in Irvine, California, and manufactures several models of trucks and SUVs. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manufactures
  1. produces
  2. devises
  3. productions
  4. makes
  5. invents
  6. publications
  7. concocts
  8. constructs
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  • The state’s Holocaust Education Bill, passed in 1994, requires every school district to teach the Holocaust with the explicit aim of building tolerance, nurturing democratic values, and confronting what indifference produces.
    — Masha Pearl, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026
  • Scan your face, train your voice on a few prompts, write (or accept a brand’s) creative brief, and the content produces itself.
    — Reid Litman, Fortune, 5 July 2026
Definition of produces
Verb
  • Six men are eaten by the Cyclops before Odysseus devises a plan to escape from the cave they are trapped in.
    — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 June 2026
  • Now saddled with the moral dilemma of keeping the money or turning it in, the trio devises a simple plan.
    — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026
Definition of devises
Noun
  • Artists and productions here have earned two Pulitzer Prizes, 22 Tony Awards, and more than 160 Jeff Awards, among other accolades.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
  • The Star-Telegram service team covered a range of stories last week, from filming updates on major TV productions to weather milestones and changes on the local bar scene.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2026
Definition of productions
Verb
  • The banquet makes a bold visual comparison of the two women, in fact.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • Franke pointed to Franco-German defense projects as an example of how national political incentives can slow cooperation, even when joint production makes strategic sense.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Definition of makes
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  • An engineering prodigy, Harley has to get creative to survive her large family, and invents a number of gizmos and gadgets to help improve her chaotic household.
    — Christian Holub, Entertainment Weekly, 21 June 2026
  • Without it, the AI invents a new backdrop.
    — Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2026
Definition of invents
Noun
  • They may be edited for clarity and reprinting in whole or in part in Variety publications.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 10 July 2026
  • Plastic surgery practices, medical spas, luxury real estate, wealth management firms and private schools often benefit because their ideal clients still engage with local lifestyle publications.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of publications
Verb
  • Driver’s character concocts a way for the duo to start an environmental business together as Russians, largely the mafia, are involved in recalibrating a canal in New York City.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 17 May 2026
  • The bleak tortures Ohm concocts for his characters are as vile as the Bilberry’s fetid jacuzzi.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of concocts
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  • The Yale startup, which constructs quantum computers, was acquired in January for $550 million by D-Wave, a leading quantum business based in Palo Alto, Calif.
    — P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026
  • The mRNA is then read by a piece of molecular machinery called the ribosome, which constructs the protein — a process called translation.
    — Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 18 June 2026
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