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a person or business that manufactures something (such as a product)
The company is a leading manufacturer of farm equipment.
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Recent Examples of manufacturers
Around the same time as the poet’s reckoning, one of the first plastics manufacturers was founded.
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Caroline Fraser, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Gabriel also said food manufacturers may be incentivized to change their ingredients to qualify for California’s certified seal.
—Linh Tat, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
While the tariffs broadly resulted in higher costs for these manufacturers, some companies found themselves under unique pressure.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2026
As cars increasingly become mobile technology platforms, automakers can update them like phone manufacturers do.
—Sean Tucker, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
In addition to exploring new models from 22 manufacturers, there will be the Automezzi, which will feature Italian exotic cars and motorcycles.
—Libby Smith, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Because pricing is divorced from manufacturing costs, manufacturers can maintain profits while insurers pay a stable, predictable amount and per-patient costs fall.
—Michael Rose, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
As demand for those components far outpaces supply in the US, data center firms have had to source those components from manufacturers in Canada, Mexico, South Korea, and China.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 2 Apr. 2026
The vendor chalked this up to Apple controlling the entire update stack, as opposed to Android, where updates are likely fragmented across diverse manufacturers and device types.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 28 Mar. 2026
Caroline Fraser, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Gabriel also said food manufacturers may be incentivized to change their ingredients to qualify for California’s certified seal.
—Linh Tat, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
While the tariffs broadly resulted in higher costs for these manufacturers, some companies found themselves under unique pressure.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2026
As cars increasingly become mobile technology platforms, automakers can update them like phone manufacturers do.
—Sean Tucker, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
In addition to exploring new models from 22 manufacturers, there will be the Automezzi, which will feature Italian exotic cars and motorcycles.
—Libby Smith, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Because pricing is divorced from manufacturing costs, manufacturers can maintain profits while insurers pay a stable, predictable amount and per-patient costs fall.
—Michael Rose, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
As demand for those components far outpaces supply in the US, data center firms have had to source those components from manufacturers in Canada, Mexico, South Korea, and China.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 2 Apr. 2026
The vendor chalked this up to Apple controlling the entire update stack, as opposed to Android, where updates are likely fragmented across diverse manufacturers and device types.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manufacturers
Noun
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Buôn Bán, a retail and consignment shop inside the studio that features local artists and makers, will be open.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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Major insulin makers Eli Lilly, Sanofi and Novo Nordisk also have moved to cut the cost of insulin, with different combinations of cutting list prices, capping out-of-pocket costs and expanding affordability.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The country has cut gas taxes and is trying to source fuel from other suppliers.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Addressing these requires strong collaboration with suppliers, investment in new materials, and industry-wide transformation.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2026
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First, movies are workplaces, and Nirenberg’s interviewees reveal the stressful negotiations involved in the daily life of filmmaking—not only with executives and producers but also with directors, who, though employed by those very same businesspeople, are also the immediate bosses of the crew.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Potash, the potassium-rich component of fertilizers, has also been in short supply in recent years, in part because of economic sanctions on Belarus and Russia, which are major potash producers.—
Aya S. Chacar,
The Conversation,
6 Apr. 2026
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Netflix leads all distributors with 35 total nominations across film and television, while Neon secured an impressive 21 film nominations despite being a smaller distributor.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
11 Jan. 2026
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The company is owned by the multinational technology firm Cognizant and provides tools that healthcare providers use to verify insurance eligibility and process coverage checks before treatment.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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That schedule needs a lot of parts to fall into place correctly, but Isaacman’s plan is pushing for as short as a 10-month turnaround between launches as NASA seeks to use all of the SLS rockets in flow and the pivot to heavy lift rockets from commercial providers like SpaceX and Blue Origin.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Manufacturers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manufacturers. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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