as in homemade
created by a hand process rather than by a machine
received a handmade sweater at the baby shower
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Gig work such as ride-sharing or food delivery services, freelancing in fields like writing or graphic design and selling handmade crafts online can help generate additional funds to put toward outstanding balances.
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Gabriel Rodríguez, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The Hobby Hut crew creates around 280 handmade wooden toys — such as doll furniture and toy cars — to donate to the Lee’s Summit Social Services Christmas Store each year.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
And though pasta isn’t a Levantine staple, White couldn’t help put his famous handmade pastas on the menu.
—Katie Chang, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
The steamers are handmade in New Zealand (fun) and dissolve over four minutes.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 16 Mar. 2025
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Gabriel Rodríguez, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The Hobby Hut crew creates around 280 handmade wooden toys — such as doll furniture and toy cars — to donate to the Lee’s Summit Social Services Christmas Store each year.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
And though pasta isn’t a Levantine staple, White couldn’t help put his famous handmade pastas on the menu.
—Katie Chang, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
The steamers are handmade in New Zealand (fun) and dissolve over four minutes.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Handmade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handmade. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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