as in mechanical
of or relating to manufacture performed by humans or machines rather than natural processes
They utilize industrial practices to produce large quantities of material. The late 1700s gave rise to an industrial boom.
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Recent Examples of industrial
Another factor was the slackening appeal of industrial companies, which had long absorbed the greatest number of young graduates.
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Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
But higher rates could slow industrial activity, and short-cycle industrial companies are usually the first to feel the impact.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Up next, the research team is focused on refining the technology to prepare it for commercial and industrial use.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
That’s why Larry has 400 Jersey cows eight miles up the road, even if Holsteins might make more industrial-scale sense.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
But higher rates could slow industrial activity, and short-cycle industrial companies are usually the first to feel the impact.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Up next, the research team is focused on refining the technology to prepare it for commercial and industrial use.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
That’s why Larry has 400 Jersey cows eight miles up the road, even if Holsteins might make more industrial-scale sense.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for industrial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for industrial
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Rescuing utopian idyll from dystopian reality, Koreeda determines that humanity is too fragile to forfeit its defining qualities to a mechanical species; that our only viable function in an artificial tomorrow is as the eternal caretakers of memory and imagination.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
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Does my insurance cover a mechanical breakdown?—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Through this, researchers are mimicking natural structures, such as bird nests and bone minerals, to create ultra-strong manufactured materials.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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New South Wales, replacing Spain and the German states as Britain’s source of wool, was drawn more closely into the British imperial network as an outlet for migrants and a market for investment capital and manufactured products.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Industrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/industrial. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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