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as in art
an occupation requiring skillful use of the hands
an expert in the craft of cabinetmaking
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as in boat
a small buoyant structure for travel on water
borrowed a craft to get across the river
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as in deception
the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery
never hesitated to resort to craft to get what they wanted in life
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as in cunning
skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means
celebrated in political circles for his craft, he's the legislator who knows how to get bills passed
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as in skill
subtle or imaginative ability in inventing, devising, or executing something
a really ingenious household appliance that shows a lot of craft on the part of its inventors
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as in to prepare
to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form
spent hours crafting the perfect letter of recommendation for her prize student
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Recent Examples of craft
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The market also contains restaurants, retail shops and crafts markets — a destination that appeals to foodies and casual browsers alike.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Cut and stitched in Arusha, 10 tents—including two family suites—form a horseshoe from the main area, each filled with wooden furnishings crafted by local carpenters.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
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Noun
There are flower arrangements, papier mache crafts, and coffee table books, adding color to the white terrazzo of the space.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The market also contains restaurants, retail shops and crafts markets — a destination that appeals to foodies and casual browsers alike.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
The queen-worthy new hive, hand-crafted by a local Virginia artisan in the image of the White House, will add two new bee colonies to the property's existing two.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Cut and stitched in Arusha, 10 tents—including two family suites—form a horseshoe from the main area, each filled with wooden furnishings crafted by local carpenters.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for craft
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Neon has Japanese thriller Exit 8 based on popular videogame and Steven Soderbergh’s London art world comedy-drama The Christophers with Ian McKellan and Michaela Coel, both in week 3.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2026
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That, in a nutshell, sums up much about the Brussels art ecosystem, which is famous for being eclectic and of excellent quality.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Sometimes a person opens the top of their skull to reach inside; in her painting Threading the Story Through the Eye of a Needle (circa 1974), a hand pulls a line of thread through a pupil, towing two tiny people in a boat, suggesting both sight and an idea made manifest.—
Nicole Rudick,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Where traditional sonars read down, underneath the boat, FFS reads sideways.—
Mike McFeely,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2026
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Fascist propaganda works by distraction and deception.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Flores must continue to utilize deception to apply pressure on the opposing quarterback.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Maybe the mere fact of having been born illustrious, with no apparent faults, with nothing to prove or to be ashamed of, had liberated John from the resentments the rest of us feel, and from the cunning and ambition such resentments fuel.—
Jeffrey Eugenides,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Brazil international combines technical craft with a decisive cunning.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Children ages 4-13 can hone their lightsaber skills and sip on non-alcoholic teal lemonade.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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These include performance overheads for complex tasks or workloads that need to be completed with low latency, as well as filling in skills gaps for software developers who have no FHE knowledge or experience.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
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All of that was on plenty of minds as the audience started on spring pea and burrata salad and waiters prepared to serve a main course starring prime chateaubriand and Maine lobster.—
Calvin Woodward,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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If suspicious activity is detected, users receive support from fraud resolution specialists who help contact agencies, prepare documentation, and dispute unauthorized accounts.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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But, of course, thousands of American companies had trade and relations with China.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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But the alternative that cannot be ignored was a potential trade to accumulate more picks after trading two fourth-round picks and a third-round pick in deals for Makai Lemon and Jonathan Greenard.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Other civilian vessels have been attacked by Iran's IRGC naval forces and accused of trying to sneak past the country's blockade.—
April 27,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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On April 16, a fishing vessel off Cape Cod beat those odds — and the lobster that came up in the haul just got a permanent home instead of a plate.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Craft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/craft. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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