1
as in produces
to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials
the company manufactures appliances and electronics
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2
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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Verb
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Studio Lambert produces the series for BBC in co-production with Tubi and ZDFneo.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 Jan. 2025 -
The company also produces and tours a range of shows throughout Spain.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Then there are productions like Severance, the Apple TV+ show, where midcentury-modern design is used as a symbol for delusion and conformity.—
Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
24 Dec. 2024
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Few cities in America maintain a professional network of suburban theaters that specialize in splashy productions of Broadway musicals; Chicago has just such a still-thriving circuit in Aurora, Oakbrook Terrace and Lincolnshire.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Elmo usually makes his appearance near the end of a TV timeout in the third period, just as play is about to resume.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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And makes a funny joke about giving Glenn Close an Oscar.—
Andy Hoglund,
EW.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Imagine that a country invents AGI before any other country.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Until someone invents smell-o-vision, fragrance ads must rely on inventive ways to woo consumers through sight and sound.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
4 Oct. 2024
Noun
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For the past decade or so, Pelly has been writing critical essays and investigations into Spotify and its practices for publications like The Baffler.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
6 Jan. 2025
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Tributes have poured in from yachting publications and competitors all over the world, many noting that Vitelli created brands that are as important to yachting as Gucci and Prada are to fashion, or Ferrari and Lamborghini are to the sports-car world.—
Robb Report Staff,
Robb Report,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Manufactures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manufactures. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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