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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 factories
Utility executives and analysts have said clean energy projects are crucial to help power new data centers and factories, because they can be built quickly and produce electricity that is relatively cheap.
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Michael Copley, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Zephro said small and medium-sized businesses like his depend on factories that are mostly overseas because regulations and taxes make manufacturing in the US difficult.
—Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Three days earlier, 16 Nassa Group factories in Dhaka, Gazipur, Chattogram, and the Cumilla export processing zone announced closures.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
After all, auto factories supplied weapons during World War II and still could.
—Rebecca A. Fannin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
The artist sources his materials from Ghana’s landscapes, factories, and waste sites.
—Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Intel’s chip factories are considered inferior to TSMCs.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Unitree claims that the G1 is made to handle difficult, filthy, and repetitive jobs in a variety of settings, including at homes, factories, and hospitals.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
Still, there are a few things that still need ironing out before RoboBallet can come to factories.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Michael Copley, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Zephro said small and medium-sized businesses like his depend on factories that are mostly overseas because regulations and taxes make manufacturing in the US difficult.
—Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Three days earlier, 16 Nassa Group factories in Dhaka, Gazipur, Chattogram, and the Cumilla export processing zone announced closures.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
After all, auto factories supplied weapons during World War II and still could.
—Rebecca A. Fannin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
The artist sources his materials from Ghana’s landscapes, factories, and waste sites.
—Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Intel’s chip factories are considered inferior to TSMCs.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Unitree claims that the G1 is made to handle difficult, filthy, and repetitive jobs in a variety of settings, including at homes, factories, and hospitals.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
Still, there are a few things that still need ironing out before RoboBallet can come to factories.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for factories
Noun
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By replacing outdated and harmful practices, HMS aims to empower brands, laundries and mills to achieve both environmental and commercial goals.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Sep. 2025
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Built from wool and cotton remnants of shuttered mills and dyed by hand, her pieces accrete by knots, each like a scar.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Boxwoods are some of the most common and some of the oldest plants used for landscaping in the United States, according to Buckeye Yard and Garden Online, a blog of the Ohio State University Extension.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Other valuable fruiting plants include elderberry, spicebush (), and native roses, which produce nutrient-dense hips in fall.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Cobblestone streets add extra charm to the Old Port district, filled with shops, restaurants, and galleries.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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If passed, the bill would force hundreds of dispensaries and smoke shops across the state to remove large portions of their inventory.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Factories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factories. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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