1
as in to produce
to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials
the company manufactures appliances and electronics
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2
as in to devise
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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as in production
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1
as in producing
to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials
the company manufactures appliances and electronics
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2
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 manufacture
Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Rada Cutlery, a brand that manufactures cutlery in the United States, states that wooden knife blocks can be cleaned in three simple steps.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 17 May 2025
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Apr. 2025
Winthrop's company sources and manufactures almost all its products in the U.S., from cotton to the final stitch.
—Leila Fadel, NPR, 8 Apr. 2025
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Plus, the Russian economy indeed switched to 'war mode,' and the arms industry is now massively manufacturing large quantities of drones, missiles, and bombs to bombard Ukraine into oblivion.
—Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Rada Cutlery, a brand that manufactures cutlery in the United States, states that wooden knife blocks can be cleaned in three simple steps.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 17 May 2025
Noun
Bloomberg reported that Walmart was demanding that some Chinese manufactures offer price cuts of up to 10 percent for each round of Trump tariffs.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Apr. 2025
Winthrop's company sources and manufactures almost all its products in the U.S., from cotton to the final stitch.
—Leila Fadel, NPR, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manufacture
Noun
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The upside to shooting in Ireland versus other places including Georgia is that a feature production doesn’t have to fight to obtain the credit after the picture is locked.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
18 May 2025
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This would all happen even if the Reconciliation bill increases U.S. oil and gas production and fossil fuel prices decline.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Demolition of the Freedom Center printing plant was completed earlier this year.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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Some savings are associated with the reduction of paper notices, by transitioning to digital SSA 1099 and other forms, centralized printing, and revising credit card usage policies.—
Elliot Raphaelson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 May 2025
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“Manufacture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manufacture. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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