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making

[ mey-king ]

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noun

the act of a person or thing that makes:
The making of a violin requires great skill.
structure; constitution; makeup.
the means or cause of success or advancement:
to be the making of someone.
Usually makings. capacity or potential:
He has the makings of a first-rate officer.
makings,
1. material of which something may be made: make:
  the makings for a tossed salad.
2. Older Slang. paper and tobacco with which to make a hand-rolled cigarette.
something made.
the quantity made:
a making of butter.

making

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noun

1. the act of a person or thing that makes or the process of being made
2. ( in combination )
  watchmaking
be the making of
to cause the success of
in the making
in the process of becoming or being made
a politician in the making
something made or the quantity of something made at one time
make-up; composition

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of making¹

First recorded before 1150; Middle English; Old English macung; make ¹ + -ing ¹

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

in the making, in the process of being made; developing or evolving; growing:
Our space scientists see history in the making.

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Example Sentences

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Austin Reaves, who struggled shooting in Game 2, hit big shots, keeping the Lakers in it despite the mistakes rapidly mounting and making things tougher.

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Hogan was released on $10,000 bond after making her first court appearance on Thursday.

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But two factors have given it new momentum: Trump's comments about making Canada the 51st US state, and the subsequent boost that has given the Liberal Party in the polls ahead of Monday's federal election.

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Those characteristics may be undercut by uncertainty over corporate support, making it difficult to aggressively cover the Trump White House.

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He subsequently halved this target and on 10 April talked about making savings of $150bn from "cutting fraud and waste" by the end of the next financial year in 2026.

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