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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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He left the broadcast after being suspended for making false statements about his experiences covering the Iraq war.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Head coach John Mitchell will hope that the enforced changes will prove the making of a next generation of players, while maintaining the Red Roses' grip on the tournament.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

At a high level, Duffy and Li set out to answer a simple question: Are retirees making rational decisions about Social Security and spending?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Raicek often writes her plays in weekslong “volcanic eruptions,” but “The Plunge” was years in the making.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

This was how it went, those years after the war, experimenting, making mistakes, learning.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom