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
  • Depicting newsrooms, farms, factories and street life, the Depression‑era scenes transform the tower into a time capsule of California during the Great Depression.
    Alia Beard Rau, USA Today, 10 June 2026
  • For many years, Spielberg had planned a film adaptation of Thomas Kenneally’s 1982 historical novel, Schindler’s Ark, about a German businessman who saved hundreds of Jews from the Holocaust by keeping them working in his factories.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Lumber mills are major sources of combustible dust.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 June 2026
  • In addition to its own facility, the company has partnered with a group of garment manufacturers and mills in the region to create localized sources for everything from fabric to finishing while helping to satisfy its customers’ demands.
    SJ Studio, Footwear News, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • The bio-pool, which sits alongside some of the villas, is treated solely with aquatic plants, excluding the use of chemicals.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026
  • The company estimates that commercial plants using its technology would cost roughly one-fifth as much as comparable facilities currently being developed in Europe.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026
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“Manufactories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manufactories. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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