manufacturing

verb

present participle of manufacture
1
as in producing
to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials the company manufactures appliances and electronics

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2
as in devising
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 manufacturing Albany Engineered Composites has invested more than $36 million in manufacturing capabilities for hypersonic vehicles, solid rocket motors, and space systems, as the company expands production infrastructure for advanced high-temperature materials. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026 Fashion’s nature risks and dependencies are wide-reaching, from cotton harvests ravaged by drought and leather supply chains riddled with deforestation, to manufacturing hubs struggling with water scarcity and retail networks affected by flooding. — Bella Webb, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026 But Moderna President Stephen Hoge said the company’s special cancer vaccine manufacturing facility in Massachusetts is providing doses for thousands of people enrolled in multiple studies underway internationally. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 Vance visited a manufacturing company in Olathe last month to campaign for Marshall. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026 While Tesla's primary business remains manufacturing EVs, Musk has signaled that the company is shifting away from traditional motor vehicles. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Without long-term federal funding for transportation projects, manufacturing plants and good-paying jobs like these could leave North Carolina entirely. — Kevin Blackwell, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026 The Arsenal factory, the town’s main employer, provides work for thousands of people manufacturing weapons and ammunition. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 Loyal plans to submit the remaining manufacturing portion of its application to the FDA in 2027, the last hurdle before conditional approval. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manufacturing
  1. producing
  2. devising
  3. making
  4. constructing
  5. inventing
  6. concocting
  7. designing
Verb
  • Whether praying together before a game or giving high-fives after touchdowns, the Palos Verdes duo keeps producing on short slants or deep posts.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Eshelman threw for 291 yards while also producing a game-high 136 rushing yards.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of producing
Verb
  • With her knack for devising novel solutions to seemingly insoluble problems, no one was better suited for the job.
    — Dean Robbins, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Mungiu may have a less sadistic streak and a more active camera, but the two filmmakers share a particular commitment to narrative indeterminacy, devising intricate yet incomplete crime-story plots that function broadly as sociopolitical allegories.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of devising
Verb
  • Know More Some Republicans don’t want any administration making forays into the private sector with public money.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • And Musk’s reference to SpaceX making between $500 billion and $1 trillion in annual revenue by the end of 2027 vastly eclipsed the Street’s estimate of $186 billion.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of making
Verb
  • For textile biotechnology companies, the service could provide access to industrial fermentation equipment without the upfront expense of constructing a dedicated facility.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, environmental activists have been demanding the cancellation of permissions given to AI data centers in Visakhapatnam, where Google is constructing its $15 billion project.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of constructing
Verb
  • Reference Existing Guides Figuring out how to make a workplace menopause-friendly doesn’t require re-inventing the wheel.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2026
  • But extracting rents is much easier than inventing new things.
    — NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of inventing
Verb
  • When the Farmer destroys the flock’s pumpkin patch, Shaun turns mad scientist, concocting a growth potion to put things right.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Explanations require concocting narratives and then defending them.
    — Diana Olick, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of concocting
Verb
  • Those assumptions can be quite uncertain when designing an entirely new study.
    — Mark Louie F. Ramos, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026
  • This year’s homebrew showstopper could see its creator designing a licensed table for one of the industry’s major manufacturers by the following year’s show.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of designing

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