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be the making of


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making
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Sense: Noun: production
Synonyms:
production Collocations, producing, conception Collocations, creation Collocations, fashioning, forging, planning Collocations, fabrication, composition Collocations, authoring, construction Collocations, constructing, constitution, manufacture Collocations, manufacturing Collocations, sculpting, building Collocations, creating, composing, crafting, assembly Collocations
Sense: Noun: talent - usually plural
Synonyms:
talent Collocations, qualities, what it takes (informal), capacity Collocations, capability Collocations, stuff Collocations, ingredients, potential Collocations
Sense: Expression: adding up to
Synonyms:
constituting, consisting of, adding up to, arriving at, totaling, totalling (UK), coming to, which comes to, which makes, which makes a total of, equaling, equalling (UK), which equals, which totals


make
WordReference English Thesaurus © 2025
Sense: Verb: create
Synonyms:
cause Collocations, conceive Collocations, compose Collocations, create Collocations, invent Collocations, produce Collocations, come up with (informal), fashion Collocations, craft Collocations, sculpt, style Collocations, mold Collocations, mould (UK), forge Collocations, form Collocations, cast Collocations
Sense: Verb: produce
Synonyms:
construct Collocations, produce Collocations, manufacture Collocations, form Collocations, build Collocations, turn out, churn out (informal), fabricate, generate Collocations, assemble Collocations, put together
Sense: Verb: total
Synonyms:
add up to, come to, equal Collocations, amount to, total Collocations, be Collocations, be equivalent to
Sense: Verb: cause
Synonyms:
start Collocations, initiate Collocations, begin Collocations, bring about, lead to, cause Collocations, provoke Collocations, prompt Collocations, generate Collocations, create Collocations, effectuate, beget (literary), engender, be responsible for, be behind, wreak (literary)
Sense: Verb: do
Synonyms:
do Collocations, execute Collocations, perform Collocations, carry out, act out, effect Collocations
Sense: Verb: acquire
Synonyms:
gain Collocations, get Collocations, earn Collocations, net Collocations, bag Collocations (informal), amass, fetch Collocations, gross Collocations, bring in
Sense: Verb: force
Synonyms:
constrain Collocations, compel Collocations, coerce, provoke Collocations, force Collocations, drive Collocations, oblige, railroad (informal), press-gang
Sense: Verb: reach a decision, choice, etc.
Synonyms:
take Collocations, reach Collocations, arrive at, come to, settle on
Sense: Verb: utter a speech, etc.
Synonyms:
deliver Collocations, give Collocations, utter Collocations, recite, pronounce Collocations, declaim, perform Collocations
Sense: Verb: prepare food
Synonyms:
get sth ready, cook Collocations, prepare Collocations, put together, whip up (informal), rustle up (informal), knock up (slang), bake Collocations
Sense: Verb: appoint
Synonyms:
name Collocations, select Collocations, assign Collocations, delegate Collocations, elect, vote Collocations, nominate, crown Collocations
Sense: Verb: compile
Synonyms:
compile Collocations, draw up, put together, draft Collocations, write Collocations, compose Collocations, formulate
Sense: Verb: enact laws
Synonyms:
decree Collocations, declare Collocations, enact Collocations, pass Collocations, lay down, establish Collocations, stipulate
Sense: Verb: become
Synonyms:
become Collocations, be Collocations, turn into, turn out to be, develop into, grow up to be, grow into
Sense: Verb: calculate
Synonyms:
calculate, work out, figure out, judge Collocations, estimate Collocations, determine Collocations, reckon Collocations, put a figure on, guesstimate (informal)
Sense: Noun: model
Synonyms:
model Collocations, version, brand Collocations, build Collocations, mark Collocations, style Collocations, type Collocations, variety Collocations, label Collocations


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