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making

[mey-king] / ˈmeɪ kɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
preparing
Synonyms
STRONG
accomplishing building composing constructing creating effecting executing fabricating fashioning forging forming generating manufacturing originating producing shaping
ADJECTIVE
totaling
Synonyms
STRONG
aggregating completing computing concluding constituting producing reckoning summing
WEAK
adding up to consisting of
NOUN
imagination
Synonyms
STRONGEST
formulation
STRONG
authoring building causation composition conception constituting construction contriving designing devising fabrication fancying fashioning forging occasioning origination performing planning producing production shaping
Antonyms
STRONG
destruction ruin

Example Sentences

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The streamer first landed in Latin America back in 2011, started making local content in 2018 and first opened offices in Buenos Aires in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Even before DeLorean started his business, he was making waves in the auto industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The government said the Crisis and Resilience Fund will provide a "single, streamlined grant cutting red tape for councils and making it easier for families to access help when they need it".

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Besides United Teachers Los Angeles walking out, bus drivers also will join them, making transportation unavailable for sports activities.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

There, they could spend eternity making each other miserable.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman