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 Wind and solar output can fluctuate throughout the day, while factories and heating networks need reliable energy supplies. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026 Agility, which went public on Thursday through a SPAC merger, is among a group of US humanoid makers that want to automate the world’s factories and compete with China’s fast-growing sector. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026 Moreover, even though China’s many layers of industrial policy have helped launch successful companies and built an impressive fleet of ultramodern factories, there are also tremendous inefficiencies and waste that never make the headlines. — Oliver Melton, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2026 Cascale also looked at how many factories could document basic practices such as keeping permits current, maintaining a chemical inventory and tracking wastewater. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026 The industrial revolution gave us factories, then the professions. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2026 People made peace with power lines, highways and factories when those things stopped being built near them and started being built with them. — Phillip Marangella, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026 The area transitioned from mills and factories to vacant properties, and then to the tech-forward mix of industries, apartments, restaurants and tourist sites that are there today. — Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026 Hundreds of startups flocked to the city for its super-fast broadband, with tech incubators setting up shop in shuttered storefronts and abandoned industrial factories dotted along the city’s downtown. — Sara Herschander, Vox, 29 Oct. 2026

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There is the hideous poverty and working-class conditions—in the mines, the textile factories, the steel mills—with all of their dangerous, low-end jobs and lack of hope, that produce both the era’s anarchists and its socialists.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Nov. 2026
So far, the portal has over 45 mills and manufacturers in Portugal, Turkey, Morocco, Egypt, India, Colombia and China.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of mills

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Ukraine's Energy Ministry said Saturday's missile attacks damaged networks that carry electricity from nuclear power plants to Kyiv and central regions, as well as multiple other power facilities.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
Carefully trim back any shrubs, plants, or overhanging branches to maintain 2 to 3 feet of clearance around the system.

— Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of plants

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The International Surface Fabricators Association, which represents manufacturers and some fabricators, opposed the ban and suggested a licensing system for fabrication shops.

— The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
Dubai wants to be a ‘20-minute city,’ where every resident can reach work, shops, and recreation within a short cycle or walk.

— Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026