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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
The mass market for chocolate experienced huge growth after 1880, and by 1919, over 3,000 men and women were employed in Milwaukee’s 22 candy factories, making chocolates as their specialty.
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Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Though the company has factories in Turkey, its headquarters are now in Egypt.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 4 Feb. 2026
The report suggested factories accelerated production ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday while responding to an increase in export orders, particularly from Southeast Asia.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
These chemicals from the carpet factories leach into the ground and waterways of North Georgia.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 3 Feb. 2026
With little domestic demand, the only option for China’s factories is to export their output.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2026
Fauna, a new robotics startup, is claiming that humanoid robots can thrive beyond factories, finding roles in hospitality, research, and entertainment.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
When James Watt improved steam engine efficiency, factories did not burn the same amount of coal to do the same work.
—Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Indeed, Micron is spending billions to build new chip factories.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Though the company has factories in Turkey, its headquarters are now in Egypt.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 4 Feb. 2026
The report suggested factories accelerated production ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday while responding to an increase in export orders, particularly from Southeast Asia.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
These chemicals from the carpet factories leach into the ground and waterways of North Georgia.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 3 Feb. 2026
With little domestic demand, the only option for China’s factories is to export their output.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2026
Fauna, a new robotics startup, is claiming that humanoid robots can thrive beyond factories, finding roles in hospitality, research, and entertainment.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
When James Watt improved steam engine efficiency, factories did not burn the same amount of coal to do the same work.
—Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Indeed, Micron is spending billions to build new chip factories.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for factories
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Many residents cherish the old brick-and-wood mills as a visual centerpiece of Rockville as well as a reminder of that area’s long-ago moniker of Loom City.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026
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Despite the challenges of planning collections, mills remain motivated by the clear direction designers are bringing and their focus on meeting evolving consumer demands.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Jan. 2026
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Its acquisition of Calpine closed on January 7, 2026, creating a footprint encompassing 21 nuclear reactors and over 50 natural gas plants.—
Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Freshly unemployed and subsisting on selling plants to trust fund kids, Dell impulsively starts a 24-hour livestream under the username mademoiselle_dell to fundraise for private life support for Daisy.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Little Caesars is a national chain of pizza shops with locations in all 50 states.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Feb. 2026
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The proposal for 1000 Silas Deane Highway in Wethersfield is the latest in a string of plans to convert the sprawling, 100,000-square-foot building for a use that reflects the town’s vision for creating more storefronts, restaurants and shops along a major thoroughfare in town.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Factories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factories. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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