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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Recent Examples of manufacture
Harry Booth, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
The company manufactures premium sweets that are typically sold at the airport, department stores, railway stations and other locations with high pedestrian traffic.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
Also, law enforcement officials searched a Airbnb rental in New Orleans that may have been connected to the manufacture of IEDs tied to the attack, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill told NBC News' Lester Holt in an interview.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Their designs are so intricate—with transistors measured in single-digit nanometers—that currently, only the Taiwanese company TSMC manufactures these top-of-the-line chips.
—Harry Booth, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
The company manufactures premium sweets that are typically sold at the airport, department stores, railway stations and other locations with high pedestrian traffic.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
State Attorney General Liz Murrill told NBC News’ Lester Holt that law enforcement officers searched an Airbnb rental that may have been connected to the manufacture of IEDs tied to the attack.
—Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
Also, law enforcement officials searched a Airbnb rental in New Orleans that may have been connected to the manufacture of IEDs tied to the attack, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill told NBC News' Lester Holt in an interview.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manufacture
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Returning recipients include Midway Contemporary Art in Minneapolis, which commissions work from artists and supplies them with the space and resources to produce it, and Houston’s DiverseWorks, which supports experimental performance.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
23 Jan. 2025
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Similar to trying to dominate the first page of a search engine, some organizations may try to optimize and manipulate the information that AI accesses to produce its outputs.—
Kimberly Afonso,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The pampering sanctuary, which includes seven treatment rooms, a sauna, and a plunge pool, was devised to celebrate the destination’s culture of massage, yoga, and well-being across experiences that speak to and rejuvenate the mind, body, and spirit.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Jan. 2025
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In Dallas, the city manager is the CEO, the person who devises the city's $5.2 billion budget and oversees over 13,000 employees.—
Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi,
Axios,
22 Jan. 2025
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Many Hollywood productions have been forced to stop filming, amid the high winds, smoke and dangerous fires.—
Elizabeth Wagmeister,
CNN,
18 Jan. 2025
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The production has cast a long shadow that has enveloped Randle.—
Jon Krawczynski,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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Such cases bring home the importance of mutually respectful communication when making such requests.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The officials will help Trump run the Pentagon as his nominees for top roles make their way through Congressional confirmation.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
22 Jan. 2025
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The intention was to lower the cost of constructing new housing and to encourage less personal vehicle use.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Jan. 2025
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Stay in one of the Avalanche Ranch Cabins and Hot Springs’ log cabins or wagons, constructed between 1890 and 1950.—
Jennifer Broome,
The Denver Post,
20 Jan. 2025
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Kharkiv’s publishing industry was shaken to its core last May when a Russian S-300 missile struck the giant Faktor-Druk, one of Europe’s largest printing houses.—
Howard LaFranchi,
The Christian Science Monitor,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Return Bar does the printing, packing and shipping for free.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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The iconic sports drink was invented at the University of Florida’s College of Medicine in 1965.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2025
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Biden didn't invent that approach, Turner said—the rhetoric and framing from this White House largely matches that from Barack Obama's—but Biden delivered on growth and jobs in the clean tech sector in ways that previous administrations did not.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Or a witch or wizard standing over a cauldron concocting life-altering potions.—
Simone Milasas,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Others were at it, too, with Aston Villa, Everton, Chelsea and Leicester City all concocting their own mutually beneficial deals to chase compliance.—
Philip Buckingham,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Manufacture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manufacture. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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