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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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AI tools are making it easier for people to shop around for the lowest prices, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

The Holyrood voting system is a mix of first-past-the-post and proportional representation - making it harder for a party to secure a majority than in a Westminster election, for instance.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Hungary's incoming prime minister says he wants to diversify Hungary's oil supplies, especially by making better use of an alternative pipeline from the Croatian island of Krk.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The head of an international shipowners association, Jakob Larsen at Bimco, went a step further by urging caution to those considering making the voyage on the main shipping lanes through the strait.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

I laugh-yell, making mama swan dart farther into the safety of the marsh.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam