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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After getting that production online, Buchan opened a temporary taproom in the building before closing it briefly while the full-scale taproom was constructed.
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Jonathan Shikes, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
The company continues to focus on its oil and gas exploration and production activities in the DJ Basin of Colorado.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Details continued to spill out that clearly sought to paint Costner as a divo whose unreasonableness was stifling production.
—Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Performance didn’t increase substantially, but power consumption and heat production are way down, signaling robust growth in efficiency.
—PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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Jonathan Shikes, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
The company continues to focus on its oil and gas exploration and production activities in the DJ Basin of Colorado.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Details continued to spill out that clearly sought to paint Costner as a divo whose unreasonableness was stifling production.
—Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Performance didn’t increase substantially, but power consumption and heat production are way down, signaling robust growth in efficiency.
—PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for production
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“Production.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/production. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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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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