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as in to create
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
hopefully, the new approach to fighting substance abuse will produce better results
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2
as in to deliver
to bring forth from the womb
rabbits can potentially produce many offspring at once
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as in to make
to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials
a factory producing steel
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as in to display
to present so as to invite notice or attention
he produced his brand-new driver's license at every possible opportunity
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as in production
something produced by physical or intellectual effort
a book that was the produce of a lifetime of study on the subject
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Recent Examples of produce
Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
While not pie in the sky, the quantum computing breakthroughs won’t be producing commercial compute for a very long time.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
The family grows nine apple varieties and sells to local grocery stores and small produce distributors, like Pivot Produce in Tucson.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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So, Castle acquired the rights to Ira Levin's novel, and Paramount Pictures paid Castle a handsome sum to produce Rosemary's Baby.
—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
While not pie in the sky, the quantum computing breakthroughs won’t be producing commercial compute for a very long time.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
Along with Bernardo and Anthony, Connelly, Henrik Bastin, Jamie Boscardin Martin and Jasmine Russ executive produce.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
The family grows nine apple varieties and sells to local grocery stores and small produce distributors, like Pivot Produce in Tucson.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for produce
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The bad news is that there are already murmurs in Brussels about piecemeal, incremental measures – harmonizing certain national laws, creating yet another framework for EU member states to fuss over and interpret.—
Jan Hammer,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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The series is created, written, directed and executive produced by Levinson and produced in partnership with A24.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Dreadnought vessels, due to enter service from the early 2030s, are the replacement for the Vanguard-class submarines, which currently deliver the Continuous At Sea Deterrent (CASD) for the Royal Navy.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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Let’s give some love to the guys who cleared the lanes for McCaffrey to deliver a vintage performance.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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When it was announced that Girls collaborators Jenni Konner and Bruce Eric Kaplan (both Jewish) had been hired as showrunners for Season 2, the news brought some hope that Konner’s perspective in particular would help to make these characters lovable.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Not every such deprivation becomes a literal matter of life and death as in the play, but making use of such scenarios enables Shakespeare to highlight more effectively the danger of arbitrary action.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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Island of the Dolls Truly the stuff of Chucky nightmares, Mexico’s Island of the Dolls—La Isla de las Muñecas—amid the Xochimilco canals south of Mexico City is known for hundreds of dolls displayed throughout the island.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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The best protection displayed during the Seattle Seahawks' win over the Houston Texans on Monday night wasn’t by anyone suited up on either sideline.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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China is the undisputed leader of the critical minerals supply chain, accounting for roughly 60% of the world's production of rare earth minerals and materials.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2025
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Other industries included buildings services, landscaping, crop production and working in private homes.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Newcastle are level with Everton in big chances created and, as my colleague Chris Waugh explained, have struggled with generating quality opportunities.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The device can also generate audio alerts warning drivers if there's a dog on a customer's property.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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Players can also add the Double Play for an additional $1 to have a second chance at winning $10 million.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
23 Oct. 2025
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That means more than one of every eight of Kroger's 103 stores in its Cincinnati-Dayton division (which includes Northern Kentucky) have the digital devices so far.—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Oct. 2025
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However, manufacturing rare earth magnets is highly complex and relies on upstream rare earth element mining and refining operations.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2025
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Staff International is the manufacturing arm of OTB, which comprises the Diesel, Jil Sander, Maison Margiela, Marni and Viktor & Rolf brands, as well as the Brave Kid childrenswear producer.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Produce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/produce. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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