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handiwork

noun

ˈhan-di-ˌwərk

Definition of handiwork

as in production

something produced by physical or intellectual effort proud of his handiwork, he was certain that the birdhouse would win first place in its category

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Recent Examples of handiwork Even if the architects of my building didn’t anticipate global warming, their handiwork, with some minor accommodations, has made the past week bearable. — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026 For an afternoon, riding through the city streets in the open-air tuk-tuk, looking for what might have been his handiwork was a good time. — Matt Ozug, NPR, 17 June 2026 The fountain is the handiwork of WET Design, which is behind many of Disney's fountain shows and was founded by a group of its former designers. — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 15 June 2026 The household hums with collective energy and vibrates with handiwork, intention, love. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for handiwork

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Noun

The plan includes the elimination of tunnels, arms stockpiles and weapons production facilities, the diplomat said, adding that by the end of the process there would be no remaining militant infrastructure in Gaza.

— Reuters, NBC news, 31 July 2026
The non-profit theater, which already runs on tight margins, creates immersive hands-on productions designed for young people and their families.

— Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of production

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Zuckerberg’s vision is one where personal superintelligence becomes a consumer product, as available and varied as smartphones.

— Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
For people with privacy concerns, Wachter notes that some companies that provide electronic medical records like Epic, the maker of MyChart, offer their own AI products.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Definition of product

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Through the mid-1980s, Wolfram continued this work, discovering a number of fundamental connections between computation and nature, and inventing such concepts as computational irreducibility.

— Big Think, Big Think, 4 Aug. 2026
This kind of telescope is ideal for solar work, being a good size aperture to reveal fine detail, but not so large as to be severely affected by daytime atmospheric turbulence.

— Damian Peach, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of work

Noun

Of course, bond yields track many factors beyond forecasting FOMC’s decisions, but expectations of rising interests rates can help drive bond yields higher.

— Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Treasury yields on the long end of the curve soared as Warsh held his post-meeting news conference.

— Fred Imbert, CNBC, 30 July 2026

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