mass-produce

verb

mass-pro·​duce ˌmas-prə-ˈdüs How to pronounce mass-produce (audio)
-ˈdyüs
mass-produced; mass-producing; mass-produces

transitive verb

: to produce in quantity usually by machinery

Examples of mass-produce in a Sentence

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Over the ensuing decades, the mixture of water, sand, cement, and rebar brought forth buildings that were tough, tall, sinuous, mass-produced, and wildly complex. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 Jan. 2025 The Aurora Driver, which the company says will use a SAE level four system, will be mass-produced by Continental in 2027. William Gavin, Quartz, 7 Jan. 2025 In the mid-19th century, advances in dyeing technology and synthetic organic chemistry allowed the textile industry, previously limited to what was available in nature, to mass-produce a rainbow’s worth of new shades. Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2024 The candy enters the mainstream As a result, Bobs Candies became the first company to mass-produce candy canes. Peter Burke, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mass-produce 

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from mass production

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mass-produce was in 1923

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“Mass-produce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mass-produce. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

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mass-produce

verb
mass-pro·​duce
ˌmas-prə-ˈd(y)üs
: to produce in quantity usually by machinery
mass production noun
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