manufactories

Definition of manufactoriesnext
plural of manufactory
as in factories
a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods recent years have seen a tremendous growth in manufactories all along the river

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Noun
  • German defense giant Rheinmetall has been building a slew of new factories since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, and will soon make more 155mm artillery shells than the entire US defense industry.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Spiber aims to achieve 100 percent renewable energy for its factories to keep carbon intensity low.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Many residents cherish the old brick-and-wood mills as a visual centerpiece of Rockville as well as a reminder of that area’s long-ago moniker of Loom City.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Despite the challenges of planning collections, mills remain motivated by the clear direction designers are bringing and their focus on meeting evolving consumer demands.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Its acquisition of Calpine closed on January 7, 2026, creating a footprint encompassing 21 nuclear reactors and over 50 natural gas plants.
    Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Freshly unemployed and subsisting on selling plants to trust fund kids, Dell impulsively starts a 24-hour livestream under the username mademoiselle_dell to fundraise for private life support for Daisy.
    Danielle Parker, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Manufactories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manufactories. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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