: manufactured, created, or constructed by human beings
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man-made diamonds that were really just glass
the houses in the new development are built around a man-made lake
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The city's construction will be challenged by various natural and man-made phenomena like storms.
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Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
These features, whether natural or man-made, provide critical foraging opportunities by increasing prey availability in the surrounding waters.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
The state always seems to be teetering on a precipice, or grappling with one crisis or another, either natural or man-made.
—Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
Natural and man-made disasters have devastated Black communities in places like New Orleans and Tulsa, Okla.
—Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
These features, whether natural or man-made, provide critical foraging opportunities by increasing prey availability in the surrounding waters.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
The state always seems to be teetering on a precipice, or grappling with one crisis or another, either natural or man-made.
—Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
Natural and man-made disasters have devastated Black communities in places like New Orleans and Tulsa, Okla.
—Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Man-made.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/man-made. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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