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as in produces
to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials
the company manufactures appliances and electronics
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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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Recent Examples of manufactures
Michelle L. Price, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Nucor manufactures and produces steel products by utilizing raw materials and recycled scrap metal.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
Airbus manufactures its single-aisle A220 commercial planes and helicopters in Canada.
—CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Picking winners and losers, heroes and villains, pathways to success and failure, generates excitement for an event and manufactures a sense of urgency for maximal viewing pleasure.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
NTx Bio manufactures components and systems for the production of pharmaceutical RNA and proteins, including mRNA.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
Decathlon specially manufactures shoes for him that are identical except for one key trait—heel-toe drop, say—and then Malisoux randomly assigns them to runners and monitors their injury rates.
—Outside, 30 Dec. 2025
Four-walling has been around long enough to feel old-fashioned, the thing that manufactures press, legitimacy, and awareness when distributors won’t.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 29 Dec. 2025
The Rays own Impact Foam Solutions in Cornelius, which manufactures foam inserts that increase driver safety in motorsports.
—Charlotte Observer, 23 Dec. 2025
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Airbus manufactures its single-aisle A220 commercial planes and helicopters in Canada.
—Michelle L. Price, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Nucor manufactures and produces steel products by utilizing raw materials and recycled scrap metal.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
Airbus manufactures its single-aisle A220 commercial planes and helicopters in Canada.
—CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Picking winners and losers, heroes and villains, pathways to success and failure, generates excitement for an event and manufactures a sense of urgency for maximal viewing pleasure.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
NTx Bio manufactures components and systems for the production of pharmaceutical RNA and proteins, including mRNA.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
Decathlon specially manufactures shoes for him that are identical except for one key trait—heel-toe drop, say—and then Malisoux randomly assigns them to runners and monitors their injury rates.
—Outside, 30 Dec. 2025
Four-walling has been around long enough to feel old-fashioned, the thing that manufactures press, legitimacy, and awareness when distributors won’t.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 29 Dec. 2025
The Rays own Impact Foam Solutions in Cornelius, which manufactures foam inserts that increase driver safety in motorsports.
—Charlotte Observer, 23 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manufactures
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However, the 2026 version, while air-cooled and still using pushrod valve actuation like the original, uses fuel injection instead of a carburetor and modern construction, and likely produces twice the power of the original, including 120 pound-feet of torque.—
William Roberson,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Musk said the Fremont, California, factory that currently produces the two models will be repurposed.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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Tiffany Bendayan, a chef and baker in Miami, devises different ways to make the table a space where her daughters—Emily and Sofia—feel comfortable sharing just about anything.—
Karen Cicero,
Parents,
21 Dec. 2025
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Odysseus, the Ithacan warrior who is as celebrated for craftiness as Achilles is for brute strength, devises a clever ruse in which the Greeks place a giant wooden horse outside Troy’s walls and pretend to sail away.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Tony Awards eligibility cut-off date for the 2025-2026 season is April 26 for all Broadway productions which meet all other eligibility requirements.—
Marc Malkin,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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The 74th Tony Awards, which honored productions from the 2019-2020 season, was delayed and held at the Winter Garden Theatre on September 26, 2021 at the Winter Garden Theatre.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Jan. 2026
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What makes the experience especially compelling is the format itself.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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As a result of its many cooks, KPop Demon Hunters has a complex, sometimes contradictory view of what makes a song K-pop.—
Sheldon Pearce,
NPR,
29 Jan. 2026
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Man-su, wanting an accurate sense of his competition, invents a fake job opportunity and puts out a call for applicants.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2025
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That said, if Stacey can continue to show up as GNA invents new reasons to exist every season, the women could have shown up to the company break-room party that Stacey called a grand opening.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2025
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The administration concocts a legal rationale for a foreign policy objective.—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
5 Jan. 2026
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Executive pastry chef Jess Robertson, Ian’s wife, concocts desserts ranging from $4 oatmeal cream pies to $100 banana splits.—
Mary LeBus,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Dec. 2025
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Koren sat on the editorial boards of numerous publications and held several academic appointments.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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This week, noted smartphone commentator Ice Universe snapped the Galaxy S26 date debate into focus, with dates backed up by several publications.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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After Yo’s death, Anna re-constructs a space where Yo’s home, stories, and their relationship continue.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2026
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As The Late Show constructs its swan song, Colbert is thinking longitudinally.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Manufactures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manufactures. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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