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
  • Just 261 factories—about one-third of those assessed—have a relationship that goes back less than three years.
    Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • This is felt beyond just factories.
    Alex Durante, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Edinburg This storybook town along Route 11 is home to the Edinburg Mill, one of the last original grain mills in the Shenandoah Valley.
    Hayley Hutson, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026
  • The two biggest steel producers, Mobarakeh Steel and Khuzestan Steel, as well as smaller mills, halted production.
    Amir-Hussein Radjy, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Space plants according to their mature width, approximately 12-18 inches apart.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 May 2026
  • And while plants have to remain mostly stationary, chloroplasts do not.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 4 May 2026
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“Manufactories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manufactories. Accessed 5 May. 2026.

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