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 The six new machines are currently at different stages of commercialization, meaning not all of the equipment has necessarily entered large-scale use in semiconductor factories. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026 Meta is building a data center in the nearby town of Kuna, and Micron is putting up two semiconductor factories in the metro area, pouring billions of dollars into the region. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026 Migrants to the auto plants came mostly from the American south and European countries, with many also coming from the Middle East to Ford’s Dearborn factories. — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026 Others were quiet about the fact that their fathers worked in factories and their mothers as cleaning women. — Gloria Steinem, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026 Life centered on the factories and the Communist Party – from festivals to youth groups. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026 Kyiv has been under near continuous aerial attack for eight days, with strikes hitting multiple buildings inside the city center as well as warehouses and factories – including one that is producing Coca-Cola – in the suburbs. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026 Most typically involve a single building, but the Cheney complex is rare because scores of original factories and worker homes have been saved. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026 Now the state has a chance to become the epicenter of SpaceX’s Starship program as the company plans to invest up to $100 billion to construct factories and multiple launch pads for the super heavy lift rocket. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026

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Most movies are paired with local live acts to fill the air as the crowd mills in or to keep the party going long after the projector shuts off.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
The Cotton Communicator™ Software enables cotton merchants/co-ops and mills to exchange information related to the buying and selling of cotton.

— Catherine Salfino, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of mills

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As more and more quick service businesses like coffee, ice cream, sandwich shops and more are soliciting gratuity with rising prices from inflation, experts say consumer frustration is growing.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
The brand also has a successful golf business and sells to high-end resorts and green-grass shops including Pebble Beach and other clubs across America.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026