manufactured
/ˌmænjəˈfæktʃərd/
verb
- Past tense and past participle of manufacture: made or produced, especially in a factory.
- They manufactured over a million phones last year.
- She manufactured a clever excuse to leave early.
- The factory manufactured parts for airplanes.
adjective
- Made or produced by a machine or in a factory, not natural.
- Many manufactured goods are shipped from overseas.
- She prefers natural fibers over manufactured fabrics.
- The house is built with manufactured bricks, not natural stone.
- Created artificially, often to deceive or give a false impression.
- Their manufactured happiness seemed forced and fake.
- The company used manufactured data to support its claims.
- The politician's manufactured outrage did not fool the voters.
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