making

[mey-king] / ˈmeɪ kɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

preparing

Synonyms

STRONG

accomplishing building composing constructing creating effecting executing fabricating fashioning forging forming generating manufacturing originating producing shaping

ADJECTIVE

totaling

Synonyms

STRONG

aggregating completing computing concluding constituting producing reckoning summing

WEAK

adding up to consisting of

NOUN

imagination

Synonyms

STRONGEST

formulation

STRONG

authoring building causation composition conception constituting construction contriving designing devising fabrication fancying fashioning forging occasioning origination performing planning producing production shaping

Antonyms

STRONG

destruction ruin

Example Sentences

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The rising value of his shares sent his net worth soaring Friday, making him the first trillionaire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

The stock jumped 19%, closing Friday with a $2.1 trillion market value, making it the sixth largest company in the U.S.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

The 55-year-old was among the first recruits to LIV Golf, despite making derogatory comments about the Saudi Arabian backers of the breakaway tour.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Trump attended Game 3, making him the first sitting president to attend an NBA Finals.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

He gets super excited and starts talking a mile a minute about how his school’s sole focus will be on making classical music more accessible to kids who can’t afford lessons.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

making

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