as in mill
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 factory Nearly 40 years ago, the fading working-class neighborhood of Wynwood landed its first cadre of artists when a group fleeing rising rents in Coconut Grove moved their studios into a ramshackle Art Deco-era former commercial bread factory in the shadow of Interstate 95. Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025 Trump has framed tariffs as a tool to lure factories back to America, raise money for the Treasury Department and strike more favorable trade agreements with other countries. Lindsay Whitehurst, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025 Vaccines enlist and train the immune system to recognize and target pathogens like viruses, so the body becomes a factory for generating the appropriate defenses to fight infections. Alice Park, Time, 18 June 2025 Modular means creating housing — either constituent parts or even entire units — in a factory, then fitting them together on site. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for factory
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Noun
  • Clients are encouraged to source fabrics from regional mill partners so that fabric can stay local.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 23 June 2025
  • Predatory Sparrow has emerged in the last five years to claim spectacular cyberattacks that have previously disrupted an Iranian steel mill and payments at Iranian gas stations.
    Sean Lyngaas, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Georgia’s roommate Cooper (perhaps a production plant) then goes and tells Ava, who’s furious and, in turn, tells Riley.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 18 June 2025
  • An Israeli strike hit Iran's state broadcaster while the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog indicated extensive damage to Iran's biggest uranium enrichment plant and Iran called on the U.S. to force a ceasefire in the four-day-old aerial war.
    Alexander Cornwell, USA Today, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • The only noise was the low thump from a boombox in front of a boba shop.
    Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
  • Hartford Courant Set on over 55 acres, the property consists of a service shop with attached residence, multiple hangars, an office building with mezzanine, an unused building and a gathering area with picnic tables.
    Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
Noun
  • Each day will feature a different workshop for lifestyle and personal development.
    La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
  • Several faculty members have strong connections to the nearby theater scene, including Steppenwolf, and to Broadway, with Tony Award winner KO leading workshops for musical theater students.
    Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025

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“Factory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factory. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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