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
  • Cook has weathered a lot of challenges after more than a decade as chief executive, including complaints about poor labor conditions at Chinese factories where workers make Apple products.
    Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Among the modular factories with state backing are EcoMod in Hudson, Fading West in Buena Vista, and Vederra in Aurora.
    Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Cera explained the museum would have interactive exhibits with artifacts from various steel mills in the area.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Fatla credits all that success to the city's blue-collar work ethic, forged in its steel mills since the 19th century.
    Ayana Archie, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Among the plants that are exempt are many of the midwestern and mid-Atlantic plants directly upwind from Connecticut, as well as several plants that are the most polluting plants in the country.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
  • And ComEd benefited enormously from the arrangement, the opinion noted, getting Madigan’s help in passing key legislation granting a formula rate, investing in electric grid infrastructure and rescuing two underperforming nuclear power plants owned by the utility’s parent company.
    Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Manufactories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manufactories. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.

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