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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Recent Examples of manufacture
Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
In the commercial manufacture of albumen paper, the quantities of egg use were staggering.
—Anika Burgess
july 17, Literary Hub, 17 July 2025
Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 31 July 2025
Newer vehicles, designed and manufactured under more stringent emissions standards, are more likely to have properly functioning emission control systems.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025
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Verb
Many of these same countries impose significant restrictions on pharmaceuticals and medical devices, products the manufacture of which the United States excels.
—Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
In the commercial manufacture of albumen paper, the quantities of egg use were staggering.
—Anika Burgess
july 17, Literary Hub, 17 July 2025
Noun
The JPMorgan Chase chief said companies could be enticed to manufacture in the U.S., among other business ventures.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 31 July 2025
Newer vehicles, designed and manufactured under more stringent emissions standards, are more likely to have properly functioning emission control systems.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manufacture
Verb
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The Naked Gun revival, produced by Seth MacFarlane, stars Neeson in his first leading comedic role opposite Pamela Anderson.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Aug. 2025
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Walmart produced about $3.3 million from April 2024 to March 2025, which is split with the county, Lawson said.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
3 Aug. 2025
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Another useful aspect entails potentially recasting or reusing the same form of custom instruction elaborations to devise other capabilities beyond this education-domain instance.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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According to one speaker, removing those guardrails and creating a dedicated non-public LLM can be an effective way to create malware and devise techniques for evading antivirus detection.—
Neil J. Rubenking,
PC Magazine,
1 Aug. 2025
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The state's rainy day fund, which comes from a portion of the state's tax on oil production, is expected to top $28 billion, which would be a record.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The company also has a production alliance with former MBC Group drama director Fadi Ismail, who’s producing Arabic content for digital platforms.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
29 July 2025
Verb
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According to Deadline, The Fantastic Four: First Steps is projected to make $40 million to $45 million in its second Friday to Sunday frame, which, on the bottom end of that forecast, is a 66% drop in business from its opening weekend.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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In 1997, the family made the decision to exit the mall and take a freestanding location in a strip mall in Danvers.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
1 Aug. 2025
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Depending on the species, voles construct surface or underground runways in areas with heavy ground cover.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
2 Aug. 2025
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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To mimic the fibrous structure of meat, faux versions may undergo 3D printing, extreme heat and cold manipulations and extrusion processes similar to those applied to ultraprocessed foods.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
21 July 2025
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Other investigative findings included lax security at a former brewery used by the city clerk's office for storage, early printing of poll books that caused issues in tracking ballots, and ballots that never made it to the wards to be counted.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
17 July 2025
Verb
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Flip invented the Wheezer Scale for gauging the difficulty of hiking up hills.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 July 2025
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Computer researchers invented the technique in the 1990s to screen bots from entering information into websites, originally using images with letters and numbers written in wiggly fonts, often obscured with lines or noise to foil computer vision algorithms.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 July 2025
Verb
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Prosecutors say the men met while in county jail, then concocted the plan to kill the victim.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 July 2025
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Stan Lee himself concocted the idea of a robo-pal to round out the group.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
26 July 2025
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“Manufacture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manufacture. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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