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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
Any hostilities would no doubt lead many Chinese and American factories to splutter and die.
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Potential uses range from surgical and drug-delivery robots to flexible machines that can assist humans in factories.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
Mango denied a relationship with Pacific Jeans Group, though Pacific Jeans, one of the closed factories, was listed on its public supplier list as of 2024, the most recent version available online.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
The fact that the Chinese government has a national mandate to expand nuclear power means that companies can confidently invest in domestic factories and a dedicated engineering work force.
—Brad Plumer, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2025
Brown and other executives review business lines and factories regularly to increase efficiency.
—Bloomberg, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
Microsoft has long been present in Africa, while Nvidia has partnered with pan-African firm Cassava Technologies to build AI factories on the continent .
—Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
The air pollution was caused by homes, businesses and factories, which burned soft, sulfur-rich coal for heat and power.
—Robert Wyss, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Long, cold winters aid the storage of sugar beets harvested in October and allow the slicing of sugar beets well into the following spring, thereby making more efficient use of slicing capacity at the factories.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Potential uses range from surgical and drug-delivery robots to flexible machines that can assist humans in factories.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
Mango denied a relationship with Pacific Jeans Group, though Pacific Jeans, one of the closed factories, was listed on its public supplier list as of 2024, the most recent version available online.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
The fact that the Chinese government has a national mandate to expand nuclear power means that companies can confidently invest in domestic factories and a dedicated engineering work force.
—Brad Plumer, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2025
Brown and other executives review business lines and factories regularly to increase efficiency.
—Bloomberg, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
Microsoft has long been present in Africa, while Nvidia has partnered with pan-African firm Cassava Technologies to build AI factories on the continent .
—Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
The air pollution was caused by homes, businesses and factories, which burned soft, sulfur-rich coal for heat and power.
—Robert Wyss, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Long, cold winters aid the storage of sugar beets harvested in October and allow the slicing of sugar beets well into the following spring, thereby making more efficient use of slicing capacity at the factories.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for factories
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Similarly, mills see a shift toward fabrics with vertical slubs.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Oct. 2025
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Inside Ecolab, Beck is applying AI to its data to optimize the operations of its customers around the world, from steel mills to restaurants.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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One of Indiana's peskiest invasive plants, oriental bittersweet, was bought, sold and adored for almost 100 years in the United States before horticulturists started to raise concerns about the species.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
22 Oct. 2025
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Vegetation is exceedingly rich, with more than 2,000 species of wild plants, including more than 100 medicinal herbs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Ludlow With an array of excellent restaurants and shops, including the hip 3 Graces boutique, Ludlow is a great place to stop for at least a night.—
Megan Margulies,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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Graphic tees from pizza shops, hardware stores and other small-town businesses tap into the growing trend for localized merch.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Factories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factories. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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