as in craft
an occupation requiring skillful use of the hands
we learned about traditional handcrafts like barrel-making and leather-working at the colonial history museum
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Recent Examples of handcraft
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2025
The designs are made from 18-karat yellow and rose gold; the pieces are handcrafted in Mumbai with diamonds and gemstones sourced from Namibia, Botswana and South Africa.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
Kissa Castaneda, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The connection among folk art, handcrafts, and modernism was made by a number of curators and collectors at the time.
—Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The process involves custom-fitting the harness to your size and selecting your preferred finish, all of which are handcrafted in the U.K. Due to this approach, there is typically a wait time before delivery, which varies depending on demand and the customization options.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2025
The designs are made from 18-karat yellow and rose gold; the pieces are handcrafted in Mumbai with diamonds and gemstones sourced from Namibia, Botswana and South Africa.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
Verb
This highlights the future of our handcraft, emphasizing its significance in an evolving digital landscape and celebrating the labor of love inherent in the Filipino brand of craftsmanship.
—Kissa Castaneda, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The connection among folk art, handcrafts, and modernism was made by a number of curators and collectors at the time.
—Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handcraft
Noun
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Featuring knit and crochet items, baby quilts, floral arrangements, jewelry and wooden crafts.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 July 2025
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Kids can enjoy a magic show starring Christopher T. Magician and participate in various crafts and activities.—
Sharon Hlapcich,
Oc Register,
10 July 2025
Verb
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Indi + Ash proudly manufactures in India and sees every garment as an opportunity to highlight the artistry of local craftspeople.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
7 July 2025
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As a starting point, the U.S. Defense Department should work with Ukrainian companies to manufacture drones in the United States, with the understanding that those drones would then be provided to both the Ukrainian and the U.S. militaries.—
JON FINER,
Foreign Affairs,
7 July 2025
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Biographer Robin Givhan talks about how Virgil Abloh, the dynamic, game-changing subject of her latest work, broke barriers, changed paradigms, and reshaped the worlds of fashion and art, with a special nod to the role of Black music and themes of freedom and joy.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 July 2025
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Additionally, stoneware pans, especially bundt pans, double as pieces of art.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
6 July 2025
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The song was produced by Glyn Johns, whose history with Leadon goes all the way back to the first Eagles album in 1972.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
10 July 2025
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The rum has been produced by Compañía Licorera de Nicaragua since 1890.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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The Nabataeans were an incredibly skilled trading tribe in the spice trade.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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But using a trade exception, which allows a team to acquire a player in a trade even if their salary would otherwise put the team over the salary cap or the team is already over the salary cap, hard caps teams at the first apron.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
Verb
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Although the Celestes’ squad does not have too many standout names, long-serving head coach Ariel Longo has seemingly fashioned a solid side in the build-up to this tournament.—
Neel Shelat,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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This unique suite invites guests to experience the feeling of living within a work of art, while lounging on design-forward chairs fashioned in organic forms.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
2 July 2025
Verb
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
9 July 2025
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Available in 17 colors and in sizes up to a men’s 16, these flip-flops are constructed with squishy yoga mat footbeds that provide arch support and prevent foot fatigue while walking for long periods of time.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
9 July 2025
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Noma’s dining room, by contrast, is meticulously carpentered together, from the peaked ceiling to the bare floor, out of sanded oak and Douglas fir.—
PETE WELLS,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2018
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The drama is something that seems to be leaking from the very forms so elaborately carpentered to contain it.—
JESSE GREEN,
New York Times,
8 June 2017
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“Handcraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handcraft. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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