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
  • Experts view these displays as a prelude to deploying robots in factories and logistics centers.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The Environmental Protection Agency’s Superfund program’s work started decades ago to clean up sites contaminated by hazardous waste from mining operations, landfills and factories.
    Chloe Bennett-Steele, StateImpact, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Often considered the birthplace of the city, the park sits on land reclaimed in the 1960s from former textile mills, transforming an industrial corridor into one of Greenville’s most beloved—and beautiful—public spaces.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The owners of Holdingford Feed Mill say other local feed mills are offering support.
    Riley Moser, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • If there’s more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and less oxygen, for example, animals will be smaller and plants will thrive under those conditions, changing the balance of life.
    Big Think, Big Think, 17 Feb. 2026
  • But to encourage more energy generation — repowering plants for example — requires an honest conversation about the pathway to a cleaner future.
    Robert Duffy, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026
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“Manufactories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manufactories. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.

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