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 Robot makers are pairing those systems with machines designed for warehouses, factories, hospitals and homes. — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Beyond remediation at individual factories, broader changes are taking hold across Taiwan. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 31 July 2026 The partnership aims to evaluate whether next-generation solid-state battery cells can be manufactured without building entirely new factories, a key challenge to commercial adoption. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 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 Built in 1886 for chocolatiers Hawley & Hoops, the building was once one of the country’s largest chocolate factories before eventually becoming one of downtown’s first full-service condominium conversions. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 July 2026 In his July memo, Blume said the company is considering axing a further 50,000 roles globally and closing four factories in Germany. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 What Willy Wonka was to chocolate factories, Mayrlife is to medical treatments. — Jamie Timson, TheWeek, 24 July 2026

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In Chicago the bulk of the newcomers settled on the South Side, close to the city’s industrial belt of steel mills and manufacturers.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
The mills, like others along California’s North Coast, closed due to heavy logging of old-growth trees that peaked in the 1950s and 1960s.

— Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

Definition of mills

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If your crepe myrtles aren’t receiving enough light, transplant them to a new growing location when the plants are dormant in winter.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 4 Aug. 2026
Desalination plants across the Persian Gulf were struck on numerous occasions during the Iran-US war.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of plants

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This two-bedroom loft built in the 1850s is located steps away from Bowen’s Wharf, so all of Newport’s buzziest restaurants, bars, and shops are well within reach.

— Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026
The neighborhood/area Just across the train tracks is Vesterbro with an excellent range of independent shops and restaurants, not least in Kødbyen, the Meat Packing district.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026