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as in produces
to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials
the company manufactures appliances and electronics
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as in devises
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 manufactures
Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2026
China’s laser weapon production and exports are backed by an sector that manufactures over 35 percent of global fiber lasers.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
Rubbermaid Commercial Products manufactures heavy-duty structural foam plastic stock tanks, often branded as BRUTE tanks, commonly used for livestock watering and available in capacities of 50, 100, 150 and 300 gallons.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026
Rubbermaid Commercial Products manufactures heavy-duty structural foam plastic stock tanks, often branded as BRUTE tanks.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
The company that manufactures these machines for schools loved the idea and worked with us on a custom machine for Long Story Books.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
Flex manufactures power systems and networking hardware for hyperscalers and data center operators.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
Ivan is an engineer who spreads and manufactures conservative and anti-EU fake news.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
Her global merchandising operation includes TAS Rights Management, which controls Swift’s trademarks across goods and services, and Bravado, which manufactures products under the artist’s brand.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026
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Raytheon, also known as RTX, builds missile warning sensors, ground control software (with a not-so-stellar recent track record), and manufactures small satellites through its subsidiary, Blue Canyon Technologies.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2026
China’s laser weapon production and exports are backed by an sector that manufactures over 35 percent of global fiber lasers.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
Rubbermaid Commercial Products manufactures heavy-duty structural foam plastic stock tanks, often branded as BRUTE tanks, commonly used for livestock watering and available in capacities of 50, 100, 150 and 300 gallons.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026
Rubbermaid Commercial Products manufactures heavy-duty structural foam plastic stock tanks, often branded as BRUTE tanks.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
The company that manufactures these machines for schools loved the idea and worked with us on a custom machine for Long Story Books.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
Flex manufactures power systems and networking hardware for hyperscalers and data center operators.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
Ivan is an engineer who spreads and manufactures conservative and anti-EU fake news.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
Her global merchandising operation includes TAS Rights Management, which controls Swift’s trademarks across goods and services, and Bravado, which manufactures products under the artist’s brand.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manufactures
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The winger does well initially to sit his defender down but then produces a tame effort right at David Raya in goal.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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The massive rocket produces nearly 17 million pounds of thrust on liftoff, and produces or more potent sonic boom when its booster returns to the launch site.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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In her work, Mackintosh devises scenarios that are bold and almost aggressively simplified.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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As the doppelganger charms the internet and devises a nefarious plot to replace mankind with brainrot, Shiori must partner with other online outcasts to stop her digital counterpart and reclaim her life in the real world.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
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The deal was negotiated by Jessica Russo, COO productions and acquisitions at VMI and Dan Thunell, head of international sales at Propagate.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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The performing arts campus is home to six venues that host everything from large-scale Broadway musicals and symphony performances to ballet and student productions.—
Sharael Kolberg,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2026
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That alone makes the proposition of using DNA as an engineering material far more feasible.—
Eliza Strickland,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
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While Shug’s Bagels owner and founder Justin Shugrue is originally from New York, don't waste your time debating whether or not Shug's makes New York-style bagels.—
Nathanael Gassett,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Apr. 2026
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That kind of popularity and radiant goodness produces a lineage of artists but doesn’t have the crowd appeal of a lone genius who invents a flying machine or pulls a seventeen-foot sculpture out of a block of marble.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Rather than reproducing Monroe’s public mythology, Oates invents a fictional interior life for Norma Jeane Baker, exploring the psychological cost of becoming a cultural icon.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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At dinner, the chef concocts a concise selection of three courses, taking personal dietary requirements into account.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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In it, Pattinson concocts three cocktails thematically linked to his own work and three more inspired by his all-time favorite films.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2026
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Reporters, editors and guests of the many publications in attendance filed in, searching for their tables, yapping with old – or possibly new – friends and lining up to get a photo in front of the main table.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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Her reporting, cultural criticism, and fiction have also appeared in publications including The New York Times Magazine, The Guardian, and Pitchfork, as well as books such as Black Futures and the Addis Ababa Noir anthology.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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Along with screenwriter Ed Solomon, Soderbergh also constructs the ideal showcase for two separate generations of British actors to cook.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Boring Company constructs tunnel trafficways for cars and pedestrians.—
Neal Franklin,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Manufactures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manufactures. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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