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 primary targets were warehouses, dual-use factories, and other logistics targets. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 19 July 2026 Outdoor air pollution from factories, vehicles and wildfires is harmful for kids. — Dr. Lauren Zajac, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026 Gudwin said bringing eye screenings directly into factories removes those barriers. — Al Emrun Garjon, Fortune, 19 July 2026 Ukraine has until now focused its long-range drone attacks on Russian energy infrastructure and factories making weapons and military hardware, as well as Russian shipping. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 18 July 2026 Wang also explained that other running-shoe parts, such as outsoles and uppers (which cover the top of the foot), are produced in factories located near ones that manufacture midsole foam, in Fujian and Guangdong provinces. — Scott Douglas, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026 Between August 2024 and this past June, JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France reported that 457 factories ceased operations, leaving roughly 240,000 workers unemployed. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 17 July 2026 There were no power outages or fires reported, nor were there any emergency calls from area factories. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 By reducing the time parts spend in curing equipment, factories could potentially process more components using the same infrastructure, easing one of the production bottlenecks facing the aerospace industry. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026

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Noun

The farms are in close proximity to one of the two remaining spinning mills in Greece, Nafpaktos Cotton, and produce some of the few natural-fiber yarns that have never left Europe.

— Lucianne Tonti, Vogue, 16 July 2026
Rust-colored brick buildings, quiet neighborhoods, and remnants of mills and factories speak to the region’s rich industrial history.

— Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2026

Definition of mills

Noun

JetZero says the digital-first process will help create one of the most advanced and adaptable aircraft manufacturing plants in the United States while reducing development risks as production scales.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
The next great frontier for artificial intelligence is not in data centers, but in our scrap yards, recycling plants and waste streams.

— R. Paul Singh, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of plants

Noun

Today, some bright spots aside, the Art Deco District’s historic commercial spine is a drab length of vacant and unkempt storefronts, smoke shops, liquor stores, fast-food outlets, cheap T-shirt emporia and other varieties of tourist trap.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
The market usually features live music, local artisan vendors, and booths from shops throughout the district.

— Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026