CARPENTER Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

carpenter

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Definition of carpenter

as in to hammer

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Recent Examples of carpenter With a dedicated ad campaign fronted by Clint 419, the founder of steetwear brand Corteiz, and Italian actor Alessandro Borghi, the collection is comprised of about 18 looks spanning outerwear, overshirts, utility vests, jeans and carpenter denim pants. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025 The drama is something that seems to be leaking from the very forms so elaborately carpentered to contain it. — Jesse Green, New York Times, 8 June 2017

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These shifts are good news for Democratic candidates who are hammering an increasingly unpopular president — and by extension, his party.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Democrats hope to flip majorities in both the House and the Senate by hammering the GOP over affordability, gas prices and inflation.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of hammer

Verb

By comparison, human advisors can build a comprehensive financial plan — including investing, taxes, insurance, retirement planning, estate planning and more — based on your specific goals.

— Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
By the end of last year, 65 Marriott associates provided more than 680 hours of mentorship, helping refugee women build confidence and job skills, as well as find opportunities for work.

— Ted Kitterman, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of build

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Young minds are getting molded right there in the stadium, and on that field.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
An omakase meal at Morihiro taught me that the rice is actually the most important part of any sushi experience, and no one molds it with it as much panache as chef Morihiro Onodera.

— Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of mold

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The 14,000-square-meter facility produces the company’s Walker S and Cruzr series and is designed to manufacture robots using robotic systems.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Two decades ago, Nvidia was largely known for manufacturing the GPUs that allowed computers to render 3D graphics on videogames.

— Tamlin Magee, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of manufacture

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Sharply constructed, this is the kind of old-fashioned horror movie that Hitchcock would have liked.

— Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
German accessories label Melina Bucher has used the material for the Arch Woven, a rounded shoulder bag constructed from narrow strips cut and interlaced by hand.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of construct

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Intocable have been shaping Mexican pop culture with their norteño hits since the early Nineties.

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
Fu Song’s background in user-experience design has shaped an approach that places real-life functionality and structural clarity at the heart of the design process.

— Footwear News, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of shape

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Perched above the picturesque fishing village of Ammoudi Bay, Epitome is a chance for the Canaves Oia collection to forge a new path in the island’s luxury market.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
This investigation could shed light on the hypothetical collision between Earth and a Mars-sized planetary body called Theia, which is thought to have spilled matter around our planet that coalesced to forge the moon billions of years ago.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of forge

Verb

But there’s a section of downtown that was fashioned like Art Deco, New York.

— Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Or Timothée Chalamet at the 2025 SAG Awards, who fashioned a vintage Cartier Libre Féline watch into a bolo tie—paired with a leather Chrome Hearts suit.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026

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