Definition of manufactorynext
as in factory
a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods recent years have seen a tremendous growth in manufactories all along the river

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Recent Examples of manufactory The timepiece continues to be hand-crafted in Porsche’s watch manufactory in Solothurn, Switzerland. Chris Gardner For The Hollywood Reporter, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2025 The very nineteenth-century manufactories that Marx described—with a different worker manually forging, shaping, and finishing metal in a long line to produce a product for sale—were still in operation on the streets of Naples. Thomas Meaney, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024 For guests interested in Vienna’s living craft legacy, the hotel can arrange visits to artisans and ateliers around the city, including Bösendorfer pianos and Augarten, a 300-year-old porcelain manufactory. Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024 The designer clothing website Matches now offers a garden’s worth of veggie earthenware from the 139-year-old Portuguese ceramics manufactory Bordallo Pinheiro, including plates that look like ragwort leaves, each affixed with a high relief ladybug. Alexa Brazilian Mari Maeda and Yuji Oboshi, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manufactory
Noun
  • The central role of the smart factory During this period of technological advancement, Smart Factory systems are increasingly integral.
    CBS News, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • An employee packages garments for the online Chinese e-commerce company Temu at a clothing factory in Guangzhou, in southern China’s Guangdong province on April 16, 2025.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Marshall’s discovery occurred while he was employed by John Sutter to build a mill near Sutter’s settlement.
    Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
  • The weavers replaced by textile mills saw their craft vanish, but clothing became cheaper and more abundant.
    Zack Kass, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The plant will focus on advanced packaging, which involves combining multiple memory chips into a single, high-density unit to improve performance and energy efficiency while reducing overall size.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Check your plant’s soil at least once a week to test for dryness and keep an eye on the plant’s appearance.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2026

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“Manufactory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manufactory. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.

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