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 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 For those keeping count, that's eight years after it was originally slated to begin manufacturing. — New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026 But Rocket Lab’s statement Wednesday about Neutron’s schedule suggests the company is still struggling with manufacturing the rocket’s large booster stage. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026 Two of the nation's largest defense contractors — Lockheed Martin and RTX, through its Raytheon business — are involved in manufacturing these systems and their key components. — James Laporta, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 Reducing component counts and manufacturing more equipment in a factory has helped lower costs compared with purchasing from outside suppliers, according to Longmier. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026 Phytochemicals derived from the plant are used in manufacturing cosmetics. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026 Amazon has historically sold its devices at or near the cost of manufacturing them, partly to undercut competitors with extremely cheap prices, but also with the goal of promoting its other products and services. — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manufacturing
  1. producing
  2. devising
  3. making
  4. constructing
  5. inventing
  6. concocting
  7. designing
Verb
  • The three colors are mixed in different combinations and ratios, producing 16 different shades.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Deep underground, iron-rich rocks could hold the key to producing hydrogen at a fraction of the cost of conventional fuels.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of producing
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  • 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
  • Instead, the self-regulating organization takes the day-to-day lead in devising standards, conducting oversight, enforcing rules, and punishing bad actors, drawing on its business members’ unique knowledge and real-world expertise.
    — William R. Gruver, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of devising
Verb
  • Dogma25 is an initiative of recent Venice Golden Lion winner May el-Toukhy (Woman Unknown), who will be one of the five directors making films under its rules alongside directors Milad Alami, Annika Berg, Eklöf and Just.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
  • By the time Lee’s moved on to thanking his dad for not believing him, thereby giving him something to prove, an embarrassed Frances is making a quick run for the exit.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of making
Verb
  • Tearing down existing homes on land that is more than 6,000 square feet of the property and constructing multi-family units would produce a financial gap that makes the construction infeasible, according to the study.
    — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Shout out to my little brother, who gifted me a New York Times Games subscription back in 2023 and began my journey to constructing.
    — Caitlin Lovinger, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of constructing
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  • For the new movie, ILM preserved their recognizable silhouettes while inventing more realistic anatomy, movement and fighting styles.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Across both commercial ambient platforms and general-purpose models applied to clinical documentation, the more common failure is under-capture rather than inventing what wasn’t said.
    — Pat Williams, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of inventing
Verb
  • Explanations require concocting narratives and then defending them.
    — Diana Olick, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Secrecy laws like Georgia’s shield the public from awareness of the growing costs of pharmacists concocting drugs and the doctors administering the injections.
    — Max Blau, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of concocting
Verb
  • In designing the collection, Zankov combed Banana Republic’s archives and selected pieces to reinterpret with his own signature elements including unexpected color and patchwork construction.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Ukraine has earned worldwide recognition for its cutting-edge drone industry, designing and assembling systems that have changed modern warfare.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of designing

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“Manufacturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manufacturing. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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