production
noun
pro·duc·tion
prə-ˈdək-shən 
prō-
1
2
a
: the act or process of producing
b
: the creation of utility
especially
: the making of goods available for use
3
: total output especially of a commodity or an industry
4
: something not specially designed or customized and usually mass-produced
—often used before another noun
a production car
production housing
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Examples of production in a Sentence
the production of grain weapons
the body's production of red blood cells
I took a course in film production.
He has a job in television production.
We saw a stage production of the novel.
The director wants her in his next production.
the annual production of coal
a rise in oil production
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His production was especially encouraging given how little UCLA has gotten from its two big men, prompting Cronin to play him a season-high 27 minutes.
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Taking aim at President Joe Biden’s 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, Trump’s Project 2025 proposes to erase clean energy programs from the federal government entirely while boosting the production of fossil fuels.
—Sabrina Haake, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Actor Taran Killam is exiting the off-Broadway production of Urinetown after losing his home in last week's devastating Palisades Fire, PEOPLE has confirmed.
—Lawrence Yee, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
The production has cast a long shadow that has enveloped Randle.
—Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Taking aim at President Joe Biden’s 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, Trump’s Project 2025 proposes to erase clean energy programs from the federal government entirely while boosting the production of fossil fuels.
—Sabrina Haake, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Actor Taran Killam is exiting the off-Broadway production of Urinetown after losing his home in last week's devastating Palisades Fire, PEOPLE has confirmed.
—Lawrence Yee, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
The production has cast a long shadow that has enveloped Randle.
—Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
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production
noun
pro·duc·tion
prə-ˈdək-shən
1
: something produced
2
: the act or process of producing
3
: the amount produced : total output
annual production of coal
4
: something exaggerated out of proportion to its importance
made a big production out of ordering lunch
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