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
Highline Warren manufactures and distributes aftermarket products for automotive maintenance. — Carson Bonner, AJC.com, 16 July 2026 Tiger Aesthetics, the company that manufactures alloClae, said more than 2,000 patients have been injected with it since May 2025. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 13 July 2026 Adidas manufactures the balls used in World Cups and since Qatar 2022, a 500Hz inertial measurement unit (IMU) motion sensor has been embedded to track data and enhance the VAR system. — Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 11 July 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manufactures
  1. produces
  2. devises
  3. productions
  4. makes
  5. invents
  6. publications
  7. concocts
  8. constructs
Verb
  • On the tennis courts, an AquaAir unit produces water from humid air, reducing the need for water from the main supply.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
  • If that frequency falls within the terahertz range, the device produces a terahertz signal.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026
Definition of produces
Verb
  • The British-American actress plays Hannah, a music student who devises a fake dating scheme with hockey star Garrett (Belmont Cameli) to catch the attention of her crush, Justin (Josh Heuston).
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of devises
Noun
  • Rather than building every lavish living room and sweeping residence on a soundstage, productions often turn to real-life properties that help define their characters and set the tone.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 July 2026
  • Hungary’s highly skilled craftspeople and outstanding creative talents are increasingly taking on key creative and technical roles in international productions.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 July 2026
Definition of productions
Verb
  • What makes the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge exemplary, researchers say, is the quality and diversity of its landscapes.
    — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
  • That the ideal was so ancient, and the examples so few, is precisely what makes the discipline remarkable.
    — Michael Sonnenfeldt, Fortune, 19 July 2026
Definition of makes
Verb
  • 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
  • Should Deadline’s $117 million domestic projection hold, the amount will closely align with pre-release projections from different industry trade publications, which forecast an opening for The Odyssey as high as $120 million.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Ripple brings together diverse perspectives from other publications to show how the country is engaging with today's biggest stories.
    — Kristi Curry Rogers, Washington Post, 16 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
Verb
  • 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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