manufactories

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
  • China has accelerated its push to dominate the industry, with a growing roster of domestic manufacturers racing to scale production and deploy robots in real-world settings such as factories, convenience stores and restaurants.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 June 2026
  • Giant factories vent massive amounts of boiling exhaust straight into the atmosphere.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Like so many other places in regional Britain, its mines and mills have been replaced by retail and service industry jobs; its local stores now vape shops or vacant altogether.
    Alexander Smith, NBC news, 18 June 2026
  • In the 1890s, textile mills across New England replaced steam engines with electric motors.
    Dave Grow, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • If your perennials and annuals get long and leggy with few flowers, or your shrubs put out long suckers that shoot straight up, your plants are reaching for more sun.
    Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 29 June 2026
  • Select the right plants for the amount of shade your space offers.
    Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2026
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“Manufactories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manufactories. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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