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
This era saw the rise of factories and reduction in agrarian economy.
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Ankit Pathak, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
By reducing construction timelines by as much as 70 percent and standardizing production across regional factories, ARCbuild seeks to enable developers to build communities specifically designed for first-time buyers.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
In just a few years Tesla’s Optimus, teased in 2021, is now a walking prototype being tested in Tesla factories, with Elon Musk projecting a future where thousands might be built, an indication of how seriously some companies now view humanoids as a workforce.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Although manufacturing jobs sharply rebounded in Biden’s first two years in office, gaining 736,000 jobs in 2021 and 2022, factories shed 129,000 jobs in 2023 and 2024.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Even brands that have policies around heat adaptations face challenges in ensuring that improvements are applied across all factories.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
The novel device may one day help identify diseases and detect trace levels of contaminants in factories and the environment, researchers say.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Sep. 2025
Much as robots are everywhere in factories now, AI will find a permanent place in most organizations.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
For one, building the types of factories and infrastructure to support the manufacturing that is now handled by other nations, such as China and Vietnam, would require years and billions in investment.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
Ankit Pathak, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
By reducing construction timelines by as much as 70 percent and standardizing production across regional factories, ARCbuild seeks to enable developers to build communities specifically designed for first-time buyers.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
In just a few years Tesla’s Optimus, teased in 2021, is now a walking prototype being tested in Tesla factories, with Elon Musk projecting a future where thousands might be built, an indication of how seriously some companies now view humanoids as a workforce.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Although manufacturing jobs sharply rebounded in Biden’s first two years in office, gaining 736,000 jobs in 2021 and 2022, factories shed 129,000 jobs in 2023 and 2024.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Even brands that have policies around heat adaptations face challenges in ensuring that improvements are applied across all factories.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
The novel device may one day help identify diseases and detect trace levels of contaminants in factories and the environment, researchers say.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Sep. 2025
Much as robots are everywhere in factories now, AI will find a permanent place in most organizations.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
For one, building the types of factories and infrastructure to support the manufacturing that is now handled by other nations, such as China and Vietnam, would require years and billions in investment.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for factories
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In recent years, the French Broad has evolved from a source of industry, with paper mills and coal plants along its corridor, to more of a source of recreation.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
16 Sep. 2025
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In Florida, the Heritage Monitoring Scouts visit archaeological sites, including cemeteries, forts and mills, to record any impacts after extreme weather events.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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To improve crop health and sustainability, Hawkes studies how plants, their fungal residents, and such stressors interact.—
Anna Marija Helt,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Sep. 2025
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Traditionally, retailers order their remaining holiday goods for a late August/September arrival before manufacturing plants close to celebrate October’s Golden Week in China.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Big brands and small shops have been trying to absorb the costs, but consumers’ luck with prices appears to have run out.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Florist mums are annuals, and they are often found inside grocery stores and florist shops wrapped in foil.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Factories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factories. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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