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
In Livingstone, travelers can also take a sunset cruise on the Zambezi River, visit the Livingstone Museum, and browse handicrafts at the Mukuni Park Curio Market.
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Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
The deal will see tariffs slashed across a wide range of products, including textiles, apparel, leather, footwear, gems and jewelry, handicrafts, engineering goods and automobiles.
—Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
India’s sectors poised to gain from the deal include textiles, apparel, engineering goods, and leather, handicraft, footwear and marine products, while the EU’s gains will be in wine, automobiles, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, among others.
—Rajesh Roy, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
India’s sectors poised to gain from the deal include textiles, apparel, engineering goods, leather, handicraft, footwear and marine products while the EU’s gains will be in wine, automobiles, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, among others.
—Rajesh Roy, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
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Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
The deal will see tariffs slashed across a wide range of products, including textiles, apparel, leather, footwear, gems and jewelry, handicrafts, engineering goods and automobiles.
—Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
India’s sectors poised to gain from the deal include textiles, apparel, engineering goods, and leather, handicraft, footwear and marine products, while the EU’s gains will be in wine, automobiles, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, among others.
—Rajesh Roy, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
India’s sectors poised to gain from the deal include textiles, apparel, engineering goods, leather, handicraft, footwear and marine products while the EU’s gains will be in wine, automobiles, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, among others.
—Rajesh Roy, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handicraft
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Besides a full lineup of music, dance and other entertainment, the event will feature live cooking demos on the Chef Stage, a children’s fun zone and 200 arts, crafts and product booths.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
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There’s also an oceanfront zero-entry heated pool that’s open from mid-April to mid-October along with seasonal kids’ programming that offers hands-on activities, craft sessions, and dive-in movies at the pool.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
23 May 2026
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Under these new ideological protocols, Russian literature, along with Russian music and art, must be forsworn because of the actions of the Russian state.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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The library has nearly 200,000 books and e-books in circulation, and 57,000 non-print materials, like DVDs, CDs, video games and art prints.—
Adeel Hassan,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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This legislation invoked back-to-school, disaster preparedness, July freedom month and skilled trades equipment tax holidays, easing costs for consumers.—
Nicole Huyer,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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Because eventually the Knicks will have to stop picking on teams beneath them and trade punches with a legitimate heavyweight.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2026
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“Handicraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handicraft. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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