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as in art
an occupation requiring skillful use of the hands
an expert in the craft of cabinetmaking
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as in boat
a small buoyant structure for travel on water
borrowed a craft to get across the river
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as in deception
the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery
never hesitated to resort to craft to get what they wanted in life
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as in cunning
skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means
celebrated in political circles for his craft, he's the legislator who knows how to get bills passed
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as in skill
subtle or imaginative ability in inventing, devising, or executing something
a really ingenious household appliance that shows a lot of craft on the part of its inventors
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as in to prepare
to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form
spent hours crafting the perfect letter of recommendation for her prize student
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Recent Examples of craft
Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Landmark Center: This year’s kids and family day highlights local cultural groups with arts and crafts, stories, performances and more.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2025
Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 23 Jan. 2025
With a slim fit and playful rib effect crafted from a lightweight fine cotton fabric, this is one of our all-time favorite tees for layering.
—Emily Hochberg, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
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Noun
His unique abilities, devotion to his craft, and consistency on the field were unmatched.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Landmark Center: This year’s kids and family day highlights local cultural groups with arts and crafts, stories, performances and more.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
Each style is crafted from a Diesel denim shirt on the front and a Timberland plaid flannel on the back, or vice-versa.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 23 Jan. 2025
With a slim fit and playful rib effect crafted from a lightweight fine cotton fabric, this is one of our all-time favorite tees for layering.
—Emily Hochberg, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for craft
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Tickets also include entry to the Faith Chapel and Mosaic Gallery, an interactive museum highlighting both art and history.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2025
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A lot of people say, ‘Well, suffering is good for art.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
19 Jan. 2025
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Lifeguards swam out on paddle boards and used rescue boats to retrieve people from the water.—
Gary Warth,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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His boat was a half mile off the port of Bermagui in New South Wales when sonar used for finding fish picked up the image.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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Watch on Deadline In the wake of his father’s disappearance at sea, Kojo, a young Ghanaian is drawn into a world of street gang and deception.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
14 Jan. 2025
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Directed by Su Biao, the comedy about a woman entangled in financial deception has remained a steady performer since its release on Dec. 31.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2025
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There’s an unapologetic cunning at the heart of this series, and a mercurial spirit that’s as slippery as blood on an Italian marble floor.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2024
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Just as Nordlinger shows that the peacemakers and Nobel laureates whose work holds up best are those who brought specific conflicts to an end, the organizations in Bob's account that get the most done are those that pursue limited goals with cunning and patience.—
Walter Russell Mead,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Nov. 2012
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Should be a conceptual thinker with strategic and problem-solving skills.—
Terina Allen,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Just about every skill that is useful in calm times will be needed in these difficult months and years ahead.—
James Kendra,
The Conversation,
20 Jan. 2025
Verb
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What sort of changes were made in preparing communities for fires?—
Max Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Dennis and Cheryl McMurray had come home from dinner on Jan. 7 and were preparing for bed when Cheryl’s cousin called.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Jewell Loyd: Loyd is using the Unrivaled season to make a pitch of her own after requesting a trade from the Seattle Storm this winter.—
Julia Poe,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Jan. 2025
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China recorded one of its slowest rates of economic growth in decades last year, data showed Friday, as leaders nervously eye a potential trade standoff with incoming U.S. president Donald Trump.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune Asia,
17 Jan. 2025
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Sweeping sanctions by the U.S. against Russia’s energy companies and operators of vessels that transport oil will complicate Indian efforts to keep importing cheap Russian crude and could push up inflation in Asia’s third-largest economy, analysts said.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
17 Jan. 2025
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As of January 17, the locations of 12 vessels were publicly available via military disclosures, as well as open-source imagery captured by satellites or ship-spotters.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Craft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/craft. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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