1
as in producing
to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials
the company manufactures appliances and electronics
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as in devising
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 manufacturing
Rare earths and the magnets made from them are used heavily by militaries in weapons like fighter jets, drones and missiles, and are also critical for manufacturing goods such as smartphones and electric vehicles.
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Josh Xiao Bloomberg, Arkansas Online, 7 Jan. 2026
Raytheon also owns Pratt and Whitney, a company that is responsible for manufacturing a host of jet engines that power aircraft for all the military branches, including the newest F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
—CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Unlike Tesla, however, Huang said that Nvidia develops full AV stacks for other auto companies rather than manufacturing the self-driving cars themselves.
—Jaures Yip, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2026
Holding the two halves together builds something that neither half could make alone, and treating either as infallible turns them into engines for manufacturing enemies and alienating friends.
—Robert T.f. Downes, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
The American brand has been manufacturing customizable stationery and fine leather goods since 1969.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2026
How has manufacturing in Rhode Island changed over the last 30 years?
—Wheeler Cowperthwaite, The Providence Journal, 2 Jan. 2026
The United States had played a central role in developing and manufacturing the formula for therapeutic supplements.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025
The Hurricanes have thrived this season on successfully manufacturing long drives.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2025
Josh Xiao Bloomberg, Arkansas Online, 7 Jan. 2026
Raytheon also owns Pratt and Whitney, a company that is responsible for manufacturing a host of jet engines that power aircraft for all the military branches, including the newest F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
—CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Unlike Tesla, however, Huang said that Nvidia develops full AV stacks for other auto companies rather than manufacturing the self-driving cars themselves.
—Jaures Yip, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2026
Holding the two halves together builds something that neither half could make alone, and treating either as infallible turns them into engines for manufacturing enemies and alienating friends.
—Robert T.f. Downes, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
The American brand has been manufacturing customizable stationery and fine leather goods since 1969.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2026
How has manufacturing in Rhode Island changed over the last 30 years?
—Wheeler Cowperthwaite, The Providence Journal, 2 Jan. 2026
The United States had played a central role in developing and manufacturing the formula for therapeutic supplements.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025
The Hurricanes have thrived this season on successfully manufacturing long drives.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manufacturing
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However, the process of producing HBM memory is much more demanding than that for memory used in most consumer electronics.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
13 Jan. 2026
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His family said Moon often melded his faith with his love and his connections in the music world, from producing church musical events to introduce fellow worshipers to new forms of Christian music to directing his church’s youth ministry alongside his wife when his children were younger.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Panthers spent most of Saturday’s game (as well as their previous matchup with the Rams) devising ways to get McMillan and Coker running down the field against those small corners.—
Derrik Klassen,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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The 40-year-old cooks up ways to make quarterbacks miserable in his sleep, devising schemes that are meant to lure as much as they are intended to confuse.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Garcia was last seen making a purchase at a local grocery store — identified by CBS affiliate KREM as a Rosauer's — in the evening hours of July 6, 2016, according to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs).—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Barra says the focus now is on making cars more affordable, incorporating artificial intelligence and new technology like Google Gemini to make the vehicles safer and appealing to the consumer.—
Julia Avant,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Monument Health plans to use the bond proceeds for acquiring, constructing, renovating, expanding and equipping various health care facilities in the Black Hills region, according to a public notice of the bonding package.—
Joshua Haiar,
States Newsroom,
9 Jan. 2026
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Chipotle Mexican Grill is constructing its athletic roster for 2026.—
Fielding Buck,
Oc Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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Some unnamed Chicago bartender in the early 1880s had the improbable idea of taking a Whiskey Sour and adding a little red wine to the top, inventing in a bizarre flash of insightone of the great warm weather whiskey drinks of our time.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
10 Jan. 2026
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For Gen Z, that could mean inventing new career paths, blending skills across disciplines, or building opportunities rather than waiting for traditional ladders to reappear.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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So is facing a deluge of division title-winners who spent the offseason concocting new ways to beat them.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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Notably, the computers seem to have a knack for concocting bizarre physics experiments — designs that humans wouldn’t think of, which nevertheless work.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
17 Dec. 2025
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Craig had to have his key staff lined up by May 1, some 5,000 library books ordered by July 1, not to mention getting a faculty for 500 students, designing a curriculum, selecting and ordering texts, even down to designing application forms, catalogs, etc.—
Roger Simmons,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Jan. 2026
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Majestic Labs is designing an AI system for inference with 128 terabytes of memory, or about 100 times more memory than some current AI systems, Rabii said, adding that the company plans to eschew HBM memory for lower-cost options.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Manufacturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manufacturing. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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