Definition of factorynext
as in mill
a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods the new factory will create hundreds of much-needed jobs

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Recent Examples of factory This is where Rosman’s digital factories come back into frame. Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026 Bird flu spreads like wildfire in animal factories. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026 Most provocatively, Musk revealed that the company’s factory in Fremont, California, would be transformed into a production facility for Optimus, an abrupt end to well over a decade of automotive manufacturing at the facility. Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 29 Jan. 2026 Once a sleepy segment of the overall business, the unit sells power generators, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines that produce electricity for buildings, factories and data centers. Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for factory
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Noun
  • On the supplier side at Interfilière, heritage mills were also keen to highlight their resilience.
    Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The mills, for their part, cited crippling financial losses that were compounded by high borrowing costs and a worsening fuel deficit.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Now there are more than a thousand employees and three plants producing her family’s iced tea, 24-7.
    Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
  • The shoots are harvested before the plant hardens into the woody stalks that bamboo is famous for — and that pandas chew.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The system can also analyze images to identify items and shop for similar products within a set budget.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The latest round of Meta layoffs will likely release more talent into the market, and at least some of those people will start their own projects or go to indie shops.
    Cortney Harding, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The Four Seasons also hosts annual hospitality career experience programs for children from the Seondeokwon orphanage, offering baking or bartending workshops.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
  • And the Access premium membership — which includes everything in Access, co-working space access, priority access to workshops and events and one-on-one support/recovery guidance — is $85 per month.
    Alexa Stone January 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The edgy South of Market venue in San Francisco that showcases works from up-and-coming artists is also known as a cool place to host gatherings and celebrations, especially among the city arts crowd.
    Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Meyers, performed works by Bach, Morten Lauridsen and Eric Whitacre alongside Grant Gershon, the Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Master Chorale, and the chorale’s members.
    Camelia Heins, Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026

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“Factory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factory. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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