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
Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The complex design and manufacture would play to the strength of the company’s technological prowess, and Intel had already demonstrated their capabilities with the 4004.
—L. David Marquet, Big Think, 18 Aug. 2025
Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
As a fabricator, the W&W takes steel -- like the kind manufactured at Big River in Osceola -- and turns it into structural steel for construction.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Because the United States lacks smelting capacity, copper mined at Resolution would likely be refined for manufacture in Chinese facilities.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The complex design and manufacture would play to the strength of the company’s technological prowess, and Intel had already demonstrated their capabilities with the 4004.
—L. David Marquet, Big Think, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
Microplastics are tiny plastic fragments, less than five millimeters long, derived from the breakdown of larger plastics or manufactured at that size for commercial use; common polymers include polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, and polystyrene.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
As a fabricator, the W&W takes steel -- like the kind manufactured at Big River in Osceola -- and turns it into structural steel for construction.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manufacture
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Now, Montblanc wants to enter the tech sphere with a new digital writing pad, inspired by its century of experience producing pens.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
22 Sep. 2025
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The Chinese firm, which assembles devices and counts Apple as a client, is reportedly producing a consumer AI device for OpenAI.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
22 Sep. 2025
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Stone is a former Riverside County supervisor who devised another north-south split for California, this one intended to give the new eastern California state a couple more seats in Congress and two more Republican seats in the Senate.—
Thomas Elias,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Saluti has devised a unique trio of designs for The Vault, each drawing inspiration from nature to create abstract, hypnotic forms that blur the boundaries of her creative disciplines.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
16 Sep. 2025
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Amplifying the glaring lack of run production was Early’s second gem in as many career games in the majors.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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By most estimates, Li said, China controls more than half of global EV manufacturing, 70 percent of wind turbine production and 80 percent of PV solar panel production.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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That irritation makes the airway more twitchy, more inflamed and prone to narrow.—
Bill Frist,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Overall, aspirin makes the environment more challenging for cancer to get a foothold in, particularly for people with the genetic makeup predisposed to dysregulated cell function, where cancer cell growth and division is more likely.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Sep. 2025
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And, like the brand’s other hot tools, the Wave was constructed with sensors that help ensure your hair is consistently styled at 365 degrees Fahrenheit, a temperature that creates a lasting look with less damage to the hair.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Tuesday’s vote comes as San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie faces his biggest test with a controversial plan to construct taller, denser buildings with tens of thousands of new housing units, which San Francisco very much needs.—
Janie Har,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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More than half a ton has already been collected, with materials shredded and repurposed into outdoor furniture or reused in 3D printing prototypes.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Breaking barriers in ceramics But scaling up ceramic 3D printing has been a persistent roadblock.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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The two first met in 2009 while performing in 24 Hour Plays, an event in which actors and writers must invent and perform short plays or musicals in 24 hours.—
Beth Sobol,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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The cylindrical steam engine was invented in 1769.—
Aytekin Tank,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Synthetic dyes are generally made from petroleum and concocted in labs.—
Alice Park,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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To solve this problem, materials scientists at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have concocted a new sunscreen recipe that spares the ocean’s vital microorganisms.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Manufacture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manufacture. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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