as in craft
an occupation requiring skillful use of the hands volunteers demonstrating early American handicrafts, such as blacksmithing, glassblowing, and weaving

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Recent Examples of handicraft Since the painstaking technique of stop-motion animation relies literally on the artists’ handicraft, this tracks brilliantly. Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024 The global roster is meant to honor and preserve cultural practices that date back centuries and are still in use today, from traditional performing arts and handicrafts to festivals and culinary techniques. Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024 Sheer fabrics and handicraft detailing abound in the most recent collections from Chloé, Valentino, Fendi, and Armani, which went heavy on beading and embroidery. Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2024 The markets also offer handicrafts, ornaments, holiday decor, games and activities along with stalls of artisans like glassblowers, artists and potters. Roger Sands, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for handicraft
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  • Buy Now: $22,700 Photo : Laurent Ferrier Laurent Ferrier Classic Traveler Globe Night Blue In 2016, Laurent Ferrier unveiled a model that perfectly exemplified the brand’s prowess in the way of both technical achievement and artistic craft: the Galet Traveler Globe Night Blue.
    Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2025
  • To predict external business environments, consumer demand, and craft responses to regulatory voids.
    London School of Economics, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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  • Coppola’s bold, experimental adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s novel uses art cinema born from European influences to create a dreamlike, almost mythic aesthetic that poetically captures the raw energy of American youth culture and serves as an abstract meditation on time and memory.
    Travis Bean, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The renowned arts school’s Zipper Hall will become the new downtown L.A. home for LACO’s orchestral and chamber programs.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
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  • So cap isn’t an issue if the Blues are considering any trades that can upgrade the roster.
    Jeremy Rutherford, The Athletic, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Thursday’s decline is a reversal of the rally on Wednesday afternoon, highlighting that investors lack clarity and confidence about the next developments in the brewing trade war between the US and its biggest trading partners.
    John Towfighi, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025

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“Handicraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handicraft. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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