refinery
noun
re·fin·ery
ri-ˈfī-nə-rē 
-ˈfīn-rē
plural refineries
: a building and equipment for refining or processing something (such as oil or sugar)
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Gimenez, who serves on multiple House Homeland Security and Armed Services subcommittees, said such attacks could target bridges, tunnels, and refineries in the oil-rich South American country.
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Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 15 Nov. 2025
The group plans to double the capacity of its oil refinery in Lagos, will invest $700 million in ramping up its sugar plant in Nigeria, and opened a $160 million cement plant in Côte d’Ivoire in October.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 14 Nov. 2025
The result suggests that natural gas could support broader chemical manufacturing without relying on complex refinery steps.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Nov. 2025
The facility, which was expected to be completed by 2023, at a cost of a hundred and forty million dollars, would convert seawater into freshwater to be used by the area’s many refineries and chemical plants.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2025
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Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 15 Nov. 2025
The group plans to double the capacity of its oil refinery in Lagos, will invest $700 million in ramping up its sugar plant in Nigeria, and opened a $160 million cement plant in Côte d’Ivoire in October.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 14 Nov. 2025
The result suggests that natural gas could support broader chemical manufacturing without relying on complex refinery steps.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Nov. 2025
The facility, which was expected to be completed by 2023, at a cost of a hundred and forty million dollars, would convert seawater into freshwater to be used by the area’s many refineries and chemical plants.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Refinery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refinery. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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refinery
noun
re·fin·ery
ri-ˈfīn-(ə-)rē
plural refineries
: a building and equipment for refining metals, oil, or sugar
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