mass-produce

verb

mass-pro·​duce ˌmas-prə-ˈdüs How to pronounce mass-produce (audio)
-ˈdyüs
mass-produced; mass-producing; mass-produces

transitive verb

: to produce in quantity usually by machinery

Examples of mass-produce in a Sentence

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The mosquitoes are mass-produced in a factory. — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 4 June 2026 His work was later etched into metal plates and used to mass-produce publicity prints. — Julius Miller, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 Many were equally surprised to learn that Anthropologie's displays aren't mass-produced and shipped to stores, but handmade by artists at each individual location. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026 For those discerning shoppers entranced not by fresh-off-the-runway finds (too common, too mass-produced), but, instead, garments with history and legacy embedded in their seams, these are holy grails. — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mass-produce

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from mass production

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mass-produce was in 1923

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mass-produce

verb
mass-pro·​duce
ˌmas-prə-ˈd(y)üs
: to produce in quantity usually by machinery
mass production noun
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