1
as in producing
to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials
the company manufactures appliances and electronics
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2
as in devising
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 manufacturing
Although Axiom chose Thales to build its pressure vessels for a private space station, Vast Space is manufacturing its station modules in California, and Voyager has partnered with Vivace to build its space station structure in Louisiana.
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Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
The primary goal of this investment is to expand and modernize missile production infrastructure, boost research and development, and increase manufacturing output for advanced defense systems.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
The world’s largest contract chipmaker continues to see robust demand for cutting-edge chips from major clients such as Apple an, while also benefiting from the rapid expansion of AI, manufacturing advanced processors designed by companies like Nvidia — now its largest customer.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Specifically, the company specializes in manufacturing high-end home speakers but has branched out a bit and now makes portable smart speakers.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
As part of the launch of its Global Warehousing and Distribution (GWD) program, the e-commerce giant opened its first warehouse in the country’s manufacturing hub of Shenzhen in April.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 22 Apr. 2026
Lee Scott Wygal Ralston, 37, is facing 32 felony counts of manufacturing a destructive device and 32 counts of possession of a destructive device.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
No doubt the best-case scenario here is that the Samsung workers win…and get the right to continue manufacturing the mechanisms needed to fuel the large language models that are decimating jobs worldwide.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 Apr. 2026
And that shows the importance of what Henry Ford and his company created at the time, a whole new way of manufacturing a product, a mass product.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
The primary goal of this investment is to expand and modernize missile production infrastructure, boost research and development, and increase manufacturing output for advanced defense systems.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
The world’s largest contract chipmaker continues to see robust demand for cutting-edge chips from major clients such as Apple an, while also benefiting from the rapid expansion of AI, manufacturing advanced processors designed by companies like Nvidia — now its largest customer.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Specifically, the company specializes in manufacturing high-end home speakers but has branched out a bit and now makes portable smart speakers.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
As part of the launch of its Global Warehousing and Distribution (GWD) program, the e-commerce giant opened its first warehouse in the country’s manufacturing hub of Shenzhen in April.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 22 Apr. 2026
Lee Scott Wygal Ralston, 37, is facing 32 felony counts of manufacturing a destructive device and 32 counts of possession of a destructive device.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
No doubt the best-case scenario here is that the Samsung workers win…and get the right to continue manufacturing the mechanisms needed to fuel the large language models that are decimating jobs worldwide.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 Apr. 2026
And that shows the importance of what Henry Ford and his company created at the time, a whole new way of manufacturing a product, a mass product.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manufacturing
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Over the past two seasons, Murdock combined for 298 tackles, almost 50 more than anyone else in the FBS, while producing 30 tackles for loss and seven sacks.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Green cabbage tends to be more common for fermenting, a process by which microorganisms (bacteria, yeast, or fungi) break down sugars and starches in food, producing acids, gases, or alcohol as byproducts.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Fed traditionally steers clear of political whims when devising monetary policy in part to maintain credibility.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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This was a period when literary critics had real power and were devising new ways of reading—focused on the fluidity of language and the instability of textual meaning—that reshaped the humanities and social sciences.—
Charlie Tyson,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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The agency added city funding is expected to make up the majority of its staffing budget going forward, making its future structure heavily dependent on decisions by the City of Los Angeles.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Las Vegas has depth at the edge, making the Auburn product an interesting pick considering needs like offensive line, defensive tackle and wide receiver are still unfilled.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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To overcome these limitations, researchers propose constructing a continuous field of local reference frames guided by surface geometry and keypoints.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Apr. 2026
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Soft robotics, a subfield of robotics that says robots can be squishy, focuses on constructing robots from highly flexible, deformable materials and systems.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Apr. 2026
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That’s the kind of thing Cook’s Apple was good at inventing—reasons to stick around in Apple’s ecosystem once you’d already been drawn in.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
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The first is inventing yourself.—
Rachel DeSantis,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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According to the report, workers illegally pocketed between $20,000 and more than $41,000 in Paycheck Protection Program loans from a massive federal COVID-19 pandemic relief effort – some by concocting companies that didn't exist to pocket federal assistance funds.—
Chris Tye,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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As Gyllenhaal begins concocting her third directorial feature, could Curtis be part of the picture?—
Antonio Ferme,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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In early March, engineers from the Armaments Center began designing, explosive pressing, housing manufacturing and integrating the warhead to be used on a low-cost and expendable one-way attack drone.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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In a way, Tim Cook's superpower was always taking the innovation in Cupertino and orchestrating the external forces to bring it to life, through perfecting the supply chain and designing supplier relationships as chief operating officer, and eventually practicing international diplomacy as CEO.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Manufacturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manufacturing. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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