as in homemade
created by a hand process rather than by a machine
bought a handcrafted wooden bowl at the arts and crafts fair
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Adjective
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Around 10 of the female prisoners joined and ate together while some of the women contributed homemade desserts.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
3 June 2025 -
The homemade structure, 6 feet tall and 3 feet wide, represents the last stand for Flores and a larger protest that captured national attention in March 2020.—
Liam Dillon,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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The guild donates hundreds of quilts and other handmade items to a variety of groups, including Rady Children’s Hospital, senior centers, hospitals, police and military groups.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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Everything from bar cart to trays and umbrella stands is handmade in custom colors by Vietnamese artisans in the traditional Son Mai lacquer.—
Erika Owen,
Vogue,
6 June 2025
Verb
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The Teddy Bear, velocipedes, and the Erector Set was first marketed in 1913, as a toy that could be put together as one thing, taken apart and built into something else.—
Dawn Mitchell,
The Indianapolis Star,
24 Dec. 2024
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In reality, the establishing exterior shot is a matte painting, and the interior of the structure and closer exterior shots were built out on the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot.—
Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
24 Dec. 2024
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Some spoke about how their own mothers molded them, including Princess Eugenie, who shares two young sons with husband Jack Brooksbank.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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More than hard-nosed raps about a life molded by violence, Jim finds narratives of lightness and love in even the most desolate circumstances.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The record is produced by Bad Bunny’s frequent collaborators, La Paciencia, MAG and Tainy, along with Big Jay and Saox.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
5 Jan. 2025
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Its residents could work in sprawling meat packing plants and aluminum processing centers, often for the lowest wages, but the town itself would not see any of the tax dollars those industries produced.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Federal officials alleged that Cormier forged the signature of the company’s owner and used the owner’s signature stamp on the checks to cash the checks or deposit them into her personal bank account.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
10 Apr. 2025
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Federal officials alleged that Cormier forged the signature of the company’s owner and used the owner’s signature stamp on the checks to cash the checks or deposit them into her personal bank account.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In contrast, single-crystal CVD diamonds, particularly those fabricated using Orbray’s proprietary step-flow growth method, provide high sensitivity and precise energy discrimination.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Apr. 2025
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Terrorism, treason and espionage Others face charges that their relatives say are fabricated.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This dump and bake casserole can be assembled in just 10 minutes and cooks in just one pan.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Mar. 2025
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The products are then fully assembled in a factory in Illinois.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
11 Mar. 2025
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