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 five-day World Humanoid Robot Games, which began Saturday in Beijing, combine events modeled on human sports with those designed to test the robots in simulated factories, restaurants and offices and in emergency situations. — Reuters, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026 This essentially proves the design, factories, assembly procedures, and qualification processes are ready for serial conversion of the rest of the stockpile. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026 From the late 1800s, a prominent Sicilian family controlled the tuna industry here with multiple factories and fisheries, thriving until the 1960s. — Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026 American robotics is still boutique in 2030, other countries are deploying robots by the millions into their own factories, and the restrictions are still standing with nothing built behind them. — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 In 2025, Côte d’Ivoire inaugurated two new processing factories, which the government hopes will help the country reach its goal of transforming 50% of its own cocoa in the next two years, up from 42% currently. — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2026 The International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO) argues that fashion’s environmental scoring tools are built for factories, not farms. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026 Zachary Kennedy, the manager of the Hawaiian sweet bread bakery, said water rushed through their factories and retail store, leaving behind around three feet (1 meter) of mud. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026 The transition from farms, the open range, and artisanal workshops to offices and large, impersonal, factories was seen as sapping virility—just as our tiny cubicles and remote workstations are said to do today. — Michael Kimmel, Time, 15 Aug. 2026

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Later that month, the same court ruled to uphold the EPA’s extension of deadlines for steel mills to comply with certain hazardous emissions standards.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
In the 1200s, Italian papermakers developed a technology to add subtle, distinctive markings to the paper that came from their individual mills.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of mills

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Disrupting the flow across the US-Canada border will cost US jobs, both for the auto parts industry and at assembly plants, according to experts.

— Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
The shortage of cattle also has left beef processing plants operating below capacity.

— John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of plants

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Many of the town’s exterior shots were filmed along White Wharf and the fishing village of Bearskin Neck, a peninsula that served as military barracks during the War of 1812 and is now lined with local shops and restaurants.

— Nicholas DeRenzo, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026
Madison Avenue shops will soon be embellished with a different look — sketches and designs by CFDA student scholarship winners.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026