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to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials
the company manufactures appliances and electronics
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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 manufactured
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
New South Wales, replacing Spain and the German states as Britain’s source of wool, was drawn more closely into the British imperial network as an outlet for migrants and a market for investment capital and manufactured products.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
Gulf countries import most of their food and manufactured products, and rely on open shipping lanes to export — in addition to hydrocarbons — aluminum, fertilizers, and other goods.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 11 Mar. 2026
If the space is challenging, then a pre-manufactured model may not work.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2026
The exposure of political smoke screens The uprising also exposed manufactured alternatives.
—Kazem Kazerounian, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
This follows the philosophy that whole foods are better than manufactured ones.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 16 Jan. 2026
It is expected to explore the use of homes that are built using pre-manufactured sections instead of completely from scratch on site.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Earlier this year, farmworkers began moving into the 47-unit Stone Pine Cove development of pre-manufactured homes, which is separate from this project, but additional housing is still needed as agricultural production rebounds.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 3 June 2026
The film bounces back after that reunion and brings the film home to a smart, sentimental celebration of music that isn’t manufactured but comes out of a place of pure love and absolute passion.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Can soccer culture be manufactured at all?
—Reagan Yip, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
The product is manufactured differently, with copper components that are more expensive and drive up the cost.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Models bearing two of those nameplates are now being manufactured inside the factory.
—Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 2 June 2026
Additionally, it’s manufactured with nonabsorbent stain-resistant polypropylene to provide a more sanitary environment.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
That means the brains of a substantial portion of the world's clean energy infrastructure are manufactured by companies legally required, under Chinese national security law, to cooperate with Chinese state intelligence when asked.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
An online surge of support fuel debates over whether Becerra’s momentum is organic or manufactured.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Adjective
Through this, researchers are mimicking natural structures, such as bird nests and bone minerals, to create ultra-strong manufactured materials.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
New South Wales, replacing Spain and the German states as Britain’s source of wool, was drawn more closely into the British imperial network as an outlet for migrants and a market for investment capital and manufactured products.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
Gulf countries import most of their food and manufactured products, and rely on open shipping lanes to export — in addition to hydrocarbons — aluminum, fertilizers, and other goods.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 11 Mar. 2026
If the space is challenging, then a pre-manufactured model may not work.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2026
The exposure of political smoke screens The uprising also exposed manufactured alternatives.
—Kazem Kazerounian, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
This follows the philosophy that whole foods are better than manufactured ones.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 16 Jan. 2026
It is expected to explore the use of homes that are built using pre-manufactured sections instead of completely from scratch on site.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Earlier this year, farmworkers began moving into the 47-unit Stone Pine Cove development of pre-manufactured homes, which is separate from this project, but additional housing is still needed as agricultural production rebounds.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
At the For Future Reference Vintage booth at the Couture jewelry show at the Wynn, Amy Rothner, director of sales at Excalibur Estate Jewelry, an exhibitor at the antique show, wore a gold Cartier bracelet watch with a blue lapis dial, manufactured by Piaget in the 1990s.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 3 June 2026
The film bounces back after that reunion and brings the film home to a smart, sentimental celebration of music that isn’t manufactured but comes out of a place of pure love and absolute passion.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Can soccer culture be manufactured at all?
—Reagan Yip, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
The product is manufactured differently, with copper components that are more expensive and drive up the cost.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Models bearing two of those nameplates are now being manufactured inside the factory.
—Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 2 June 2026
Additionally, it’s manufactured with nonabsorbent stain-resistant polypropylene to provide a more sanitary environment.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
That means the brains of a substantial portion of the world's clean energy infrastructure are manufactured by companies legally required, under Chinese national security law, to cooperate with Chinese state intelligence when asked.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
An online surge of support fuel debates over whether Becerra’s momentum is organic or manufactured.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manufactured
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This past awards season, the brand hosted a pre-Oscars dinner with nominee Stellan Skarsgård, who also starred in a short film produced by the brand, which was filmed at the storied (West) Hollywood haunt.—
Madeleine Schulz,
Vogue,
6 June 2026
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The quality adjustment problem does not reside in nominal GDP, which simply asks what was spent, earned, or produced in current dollars, but rather in the deflator applied to convert those nominal figures into real terms.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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It was originally constructed in 1937 by Alfred Clark, a Bahamian carpenter who gifted it to family friend Jessie Bethel.—
Delia Rose Sauer,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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Early cages were constructed from chicken wire, until steel began to be used around the ’80s.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Without synthetic nitrogen fertilizer, researchers estimate farmers could only feed around half of the approximately eight billon people on the planet.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
1 June 2026
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In practice, Teng explained, this means customers will soon be able to create a synthetic version of certain stocks by converting them into a digital token on the company’s BNB blockchain.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
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Videos of climbers waiting in long queues in an area known as the death zone – where the air is too thin to breathe unaided for long – on their way to the summit have once again made headlines, alongside record-breaking ascents from both Nepali and foreign climbers.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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Your access will continue until the end of your current subscription after which the cancellation will take effect and no further charges will be made.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 June 2026
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For this, Merighi found two Italian academics, Francesco Bof and Sergio Venturini, who devised a system to go from the events on the pitch to a final score for each player at the end of every game.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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The commonly mistaken base assumption is that the greatest minds that have devised AI and consumed so much money doing so must certainly know every iota of how AI works.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The sauce is extra cheesy, creamy, and flavorful from sharp cheddar, cubes of processed cheese, and a dash of cumin.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
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Food systems were shifting toward more processed and less nourishing patterns.—
Bill Frist,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2026
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With the trend away from toxic chemical control of plant pests and diseases, treatment formulas concocted from benign household products are on the rise.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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Their fragrances were always concocted around a storyline.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
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That was fixed with something called CAR-T cell therapy, an immunotherapy first invented at Penn to treat cancer.—
Stephanie Stahl,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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That’s why God invented trunks and cargo holds.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
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“Manufactured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manufactured. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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