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
Potential projects will demonstrate ways to improve energy utilization, process efficiency and manufacturing throughput to ensure a steady supply of extreme environment materials for industrial markets and federal agencies, according to the details available.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
Crockett pleaded guilty that year in Virginia to a felony charge of manufacturing marijuana for others, court records show.
—Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
Horse didn't exactly start from scratch, jumpstarted by a wealth of manufacturing infrastructure (and engine demand) from its parent companies.
—New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2026
According to Sara Nibler, a recruiter at Redballoon who places candidates in roles ranging from manufacturing to media, job seekers are increasingly confusing the convenience of Zoom with an excuse to abandon basic professional etiquette.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2026
With higher aluminum tariffs, companies like Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Keurig Dr Pepper and Reynolds will continue to face higher costs associated with manufacturing their products.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
Christian Lopez, 20, is charged with manufacturing with intent to deliver and evading arrest or detention with a vehicle, according to the Bexar County Sheriff's Office.
—Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Feb. 2026
To speed up the shift, Musk said last month Tesla is ending production of two car models at its California factory to make room for manufacturing its Optimus humanoid robots.
—Reuters, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
Shoe firms manufacturing private label lines for mass discounters could see challenges ahead.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
Crockett pleaded guilty that year in Virginia to a felony charge of manufacturing marijuana for others, court records show.
—Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
Horse didn't exactly start from scratch, jumpstarted by a wealth of manufacturing infrastructure (and engine demand) from its parent companies.
—New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2026
According to Sara Nibler, a recruiter at Redballoon who places candidates in roles ranging from manufacturing to media, job seekers are increasingly confusing the convenience of Zoom with an excuse to abandon basic professional etiquette.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2026
With higher aluminum tariffs, companies like Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Keurig Dr Pepper and Reynolds will continue to face higher costs associated with manufacturing their products.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
Christian Lopez, 20, is charged with manufacturing with intent to deliver and evading arrest or detention with a vehicle, according to the Bexar County Sheriff's Office.
—Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Feb. 2026
To speed up the shift, Musk said last month Tesla is ending production of two car models at its California factory to make room for manufacturing its Optimus humanoid robots.
—Reuters, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
Shoe firms manufacturing private label lines for mass discounters could see challenges ahead.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manufacturing
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The near side has a thin crust, low topography and KREEP, a geochemical component rich in heat-producing radioactive elements.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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These areas mimic a natural desert oasis environment, where trees are clumped together and left to grow naturally, producing fruit and nourishing the local wildlife.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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And commissioners spent all that time devising the College Sports Commission in an attempt to stabilize the NIL/portal market, then sit back and let one school in their conference steal yet another star QB half an hour before the portal closes.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
28 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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Other beauty gurus like Jackie Aina, Aaliyah Jay, Manny MUA, Amrezy, NikkiTutorials, Patrick Starrr, MakeupShayla, and Alissa Ashley, among others, were making waves online and earning their audiences' trust.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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Garland and Boyle also have devoted time and effort to character psychology, to making the members of the Icarus’ crew into recognizable people and not Hollywood stick figures.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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The authority would work toward acquiring, financing, constructing and leasing land and capital improvements.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Companies taking part in the state’s Reinvestment Payment Program earn a rebate on sales taxes paid for upgrading equipment or constructing a new building or expansion in South Dakota.—
Makenzie Huber,
States Newsroom,
19 Feb. 2026
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Tell that to Soren Sorensen (Sam) Adams, the Danish immigrant who is credited with inventing many of the same contraptions, along with some six hundred others, including sneezing powder and the joy buzzer.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Teachers are not inventing problems.—
Lance Walters,
Washington Post,
9 Feb. 2026
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Reporters including Sheen can be seen concocting covert plots to meet with them face to face, the success or failure of which briefly becomes an intense point of interest.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
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The reality is that the AI is concocting elaborate personas, faking as though humans are writing about human woes.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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In Delhi, there was a growing awareness by middle powers of the need to build their own AI capability — whether in training their own models, designing their own chips, or extricating themselves from the convenient but risky grip of Silicon Valley software giants.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
20 Feb. 2026
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The researchers also hope their research will aid in designing better quantum correction schemes and extending the coherence time of the qubits.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Manufacturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manufacturing. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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