Thesaurus results for FACTORIES

factories

noun

plural of factory

as in mills

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 In Salisbury, which has become a hub for Haitians who work in nearby factories and farms, ICE recently started detaining people in parking lots and other areas immigrants frequent, according to Fouché of Safe Harbor Circles. — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026 That’s due to tougher rules on factories, power plants and vehicles that began when Ronald Reagan was governor, along with smog-check requirements for motorists, cleaner-burning diesel and gasoline blends and incentives for electric vehicles. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026 Co-founder and seventh-generation perfumer Aurélien Guichard was inspired by the massive metal vats that create lavender oil at Provence distillation factories. — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026 Rather than demanding a complete overhaul of existing factories, the company aims to fit within systems manufacturers already use. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026 The government becomes the owner of factories, land, and other businesses, replacing private ownership. — Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Beyond remediation at individual factories, broader changes are taking hold across Taiwan. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 31 July 2026 Rather than retrofitting a factory with a robot arm here and a vision sensor there, Foundational makes physical products, starting with data-center hardware, using factories designed from scratch to be run by software. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 30 July 2026 The Russian Defense Ministry said its strikes targeted Ukrainian air bases, arms factories, and military telecommunications and logistics facilities. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 30 July 2026

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Noun

In 1811 and 1812, English weavers began breaking into mills at night and destroying the frames.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
The Fanjuls controlled 10 mills in Cuba before Castro seized their holdings.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of mills

Noun

Data centers use enormous amounts of energy, and Quincy has some of the lowest power rates in the country generated by two public hydroelectrical plants on the Columbia River, the largest river in the Pacific Northwest.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
These vines will also happily wind their way around tree trunks and shrubs and fix themselves in place with small rootlets that take on a hairy appearance as poison ivy plants mature.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of plants

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The original location was recently named one of the best slice shops in the country and its creators were named among the top pizzamakers in the world to watch.

— Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
SoCal is home to three shops, and Denver is the first out-of-state location.

— Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026