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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carpentering
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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 -
If growth accelerates as Slok anticipates—driven by data center construction, a manufacturing renaissance, and fiscal stimulus—inflationary pressures could force the central bank to tighten monetary policy rather than loosen it.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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The show requires extensive script changes and dress rehearsals ahead of the taping in the evening, and contestants are building out their acts throughout the week.—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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What is the process for designing and building a hotel lobby?—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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Risk is one of the most consequential currencies in geopolitics, and Washington has spent years constructing an elaborate risk architecture around China.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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Bonds are used to fund brick-and-mortar projects, which include constructing, equipping, maintaining and furnishing district facilities.—
Kendrick Calfee
February 11,
Kansas City Star,
11 Feb. 2026
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Save them for coating marshmallows, making peppermint bark, and molding candies.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2026
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As the primary person who’s in Ball’s presence and ear more than anybody, his responsibility to aid in molding the 24-year-old is chief among the tasks on his daily to-do lists.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2026
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Notaro was also the person who first brought this idea to director Ryan White and his producing partner, Jessica Hargrave (Good Night Oppy).—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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With just a few supplies and some elbow grease, your ice maker will be back to producing fresh, clean ice in no time.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
13 Feb. 2026
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His work included electrification programs for major automakers and large-scale advanced-safety initiatives involving radar and camera systems — technologies that today play an important role in shaping driver-assistance features.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Composer João Victor Barroso was fundamental in shaping the psychological universe of the characters through his original score.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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In Japan, tourists flocking to a small town at the base of Mount Fuji to re-create a viral photo caused so many issues that the local government temporarily resorted to erecting a black fabric barrier to block the famous view.—
Trista Kurniawan,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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High up in his yard, King returned fire by erecting stadium lights that flooded the man’s house with bright beams.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2026
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Together with Shaway Yeh, then group style editorial director of Modern Media, Lim transformed Modern Weekly, a regional lifestyle weekly founded by the Chinese entrepreneur Thomas Shao in 1993, into a Chinese media powerhouse known for forging creative ties with both global and Asian creatives.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
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But without a finished 10th novel to work from (Gabaldon is currently in progress on her final Outlander volume, called A Blessing for a Warrior Going Out), Roberts and team had to toe a fine line between honoring the essence of the book series and forging their own path forward.—
Amy Wilkinson,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Carpentering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carpentering. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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