carpenters

verb

present tense third-person singular of carpenter
as in hammers

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  1. hammers
  2. pieces
  3. manufactures
  4. molds
  5. builds
  6. shapes
  7. fashions
  8. frames
Verb
  • Ukraine has already begun to experience power outages this fall as Russia hammers its power grid heading into winter.
    — Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Breaking Benjamin As pounding as any heavy metal band, this Pennsylvania group hammers its way to surprisingly melodic choruses.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of hammers
Verb
  • As Sullivan pieces those holdovers from the previous regime together with his first full free agency class in 2027 and a second draft class, the roster could really start to come together in another year.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2026
  • Bieber poses in matching bras and underwear with little beyond the seamless background, straightforward lighting and the cotton pieces themselves in the frame.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 22 June 2026
Definition of pieces
Verb
  • The company primarily manufactures in India and does some production in China and Portugal.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Its subsidiary, Avologi, manufactures many of the red-light therapy devices that customers reported being pressured to buy inside stores contracted with Mazal Group.
    — Monika Evstatieva, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of manufactures
Verb
  • An omakase meal at Morihiro taught me that the rice is actually the most important part of any sushi experience, and no one molds it with it as much panache as chef Morihiro Onodera.
    — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Bitingly funny in its comedy and wistful in its drama, the film rests on the delicate performance of newcomer Verma, a diminutive, age-appropriate actor who molds Ilyas in captivating ways.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of molds
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  • Boston Dynamics released a video offering a closer look at the prototype operations team that builds and maintains its Atlas humanoid robot.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Political tensions mounted Tuesday over the European Union’s next long-term budget as pressure builds to get the spending package agreed before a series of unpredictable elections in some of the biggest member countries next year.
    — Lorne Cook, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of builds
Verb
  • France, unlike the United States, places strict limits on campaign spending, but money still shapes the broader political ecosystem.
    — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • What’s popular online increasingly shapes what ends up on store shelves, as brands race to meet the demand that viral aesthetics create.
    — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of shapes
Verb
  • Back in the exhibition space, another section is dedicated to the work of the modiste, or milliner, who fashions hats from materials like canvas, organza, leather and tweed.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • By contrast, Murphy fashions the moment into a statement on trauma, with Bret’s reflections about his youthful naïveté mirroring some of the language of the #MeToo movement.
    — Leo Lasdun, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of fashions
Verb
  • Unlike Mamdani, Bennett frames herself as a moderate supporter of Israel.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Over and over, in her juvenilia, in her short fiction, in her poetry, and in her novel, Plath frames death as an opportunity for rebirth.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of frames
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“Carpenters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carpenters. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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