manufacture
noun
the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale.
manufactured
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past participleof manufacture.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof manufacture.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
manufacturenounthe making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale.
Example Sentences
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Under current U.S. law, naval vessels, with few exceptions, must be manufactured in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
Pharmacies received the green light to create the compounded drug when a GLP-1 shortage began in 2022 — with the stipulation that the drugs could be manufactured only during a shortage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
The Bluebottle drone, manufactured in Sydney, is named after a small jellyfish with a painful sting that washes ashore on Australian beaches.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Because synthetic vanillin can be produced in large quantities, researchers believe it could be easier to incorporate into commercially manufactured medical products than some more expensive or difficult-to-source compounds.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
The trolley companies were turned into bus lines, and the new buses were manufactured by GM.
From "Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal" by Eric Schlosser
