1
as in to produce
to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials
the company manufactures appliances and electronics
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2
as in to devise
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 manufacture
Wes Siler, Outside, 16 Sep. 2025
The announcement came after Beijing opened new inquiries into Washington’s manufacture and regulation of semiconductors.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2025
Made in India by 2026 Apple started looking for manufacturing alternatives after the pandemic outbreak and subsequent lockdown in China disrupted output at its largest assembly plant.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Tires are designed to last six years from their time of manufacture.
—Wes Siler, Outside, 16 Sep. 2025
The announcement came after Beijing opened new inquiries into Washington’s manufacture and regulation of semiconductors.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
While the bans would have only applied in California, the state’s sheer size gives it significant influence over what gets manufactured for sale across the nation.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2025
Made in India by 2026 Apple started looking for manufacturing alternatives after the pandemic outbreak and subsequent lockdown in China disrupted output at its largest assembly plant.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manufacture
Verb
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Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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In piling up a season-high point total, the Hornets produced three 100-yard rushers to steamroll the Wildcats, the first such feat for Sac State in a single game for a program that fielded its first team in 1954.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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The most visible plans are those devised by the same international custodians who have engineered postwar order elsewhere in the Middle East.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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To that end, the Charlotte Symphony commissioned Grammy-winning composer Mason Bates to devise a brief musical signature called a sonic logo for the orchestra.—
Adam Bell,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Oil production releases large volumes of gas that are typically burned off, a process also known as flaring.—
Emma Graham,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
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The group’s chairman, Vijay Kumar Agarwal, told Reuters that the company could be forced to lay off nearly half of its 15,000-person workforce and is looking into relocating production to Bangladesh if conditions don’t improve.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Oct. 2025
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Our senior commerce writer, Emily Farris, regularly reaches for her Made-In nonstick ceramic pan when making eggs or pancakes for her kids.—
Melissa Knific,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
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Danish pharma firm Novo Nordisk, which also makes the top 100, is similarly known for a culture where employees call the CEO by their first name, and don’t feel pressure to stay at work late.—
Adam Gale,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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SpaceX’s luck appears to be turning, as the company notched a second straight successful test flight of the Starship launch system — the most powerful rocket ever constructed — on Monday evening.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Exercises focused on how to find and purify water, fish and hunt for animals, forage for edible plants, find dry wood to build a fire and construct palm leaf-sapling lean-to shelters.—
Kit Bernardi,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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Their testimonies supplied evidence, such as dash cam footage, videos of Rocha shooting and 3D printing guns, police interviews with Rocha and his mother, and incidents where Rocha was found with contraband in prison.—
PJ Green
October 9,
Kansas City Star,
9 Oct. 2025
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Researchers have developed a new 3D printing method that offers intricate constructions for next-generation energy, biomedical, and sensing technologies.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Nobel, who died in 1896, invented dynamite.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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The nuclear age invented inspections and counting rules; the digital age can invent neutral testbeds.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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One of the smartest things the subgroup of three commissioners and Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick did in concocting a 12-team CFP format was to grant automatic playoff berths to the top six conference champions (later five after the Pac-12’s collapse).—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Maybe the purposefully ambiguous coda was concocted to prove some sort of Rashomon-style truth-is-subjective point.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Manufacture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manufacture. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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