as in craft
an occupation requiring skillful use of the hands volunteers demonstrating early American handicrafts, such as blacksmithing, glassblowing, and weaving

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Recent Examples of handicraft For a smaller, organized, and curated handicraft shopping experience, head to the Made in Cambodia Market, just across from Shinta Mani Angkor, where stalls sell paintings, spices, Cambodian textiles, silver jewelry, and lacquerware. Chaitali Patel, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2024 There is no hot water in the lodge and electricity shuts off at 10 p.m., but on multi-day trips to Sinchi Wayra, tourists experience the breathtaking beauty of the Amazon wilderness and the Kichwa culture’s cuisine, dances, and handicrafts, all while exploring the area with English-speaking guides. Astrid Därr, TIME, 25 July 2024 Argos in Cappadocia: Turkey, Cappadocia While new to the World’s Best Awards, this site is anything but, as it’s located in one of the oldest and largest monasteries in the world, built from traditional Turkish stones, wood, and handicrafts. Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024 Today, the low-slung building where human beings were once sold is, rather unsettlingly, filled with handicraft shops. Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for handicraft 
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Noun
  • Molson Coors identified a higher effective tax rate for the quarter due to a valuation allowance on deferred tax assets related to the divestment of certain U.S. craft businesses.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Bar Louie Free to all active and retired military veterans is a selection of Bar Louie half-pound craft burgers on a brioche bun.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
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  • For a country three times the size of Texas, rich with culture, art and nature, the figure is a perfect encapsulation of the problem with overtourism: people descending on one or two main points while dozens of splendid places remain largely under the radar.
    Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Exhibits showcase an unflinching look at the dangerous art of extracting minerals from the earth.
    James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
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  • In 2023, China accounted for 98 percent of North Korea’s official trade volume.
    Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
  • But that has been analyzed and dismissed by almost every economist and trade group in the country to look at it.
    Peter Green, Quartz, 9 Nov. 2024

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“Handicraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handicraft. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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