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Recent Examples of sweatshop
Here are the anti-suicide nets at Foxconn’s Chinese sweatshops, the teeny-tiny Apple logos engraved on the smallest iPhone parts to guard against unauthorized repair.
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Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2025
Conducting business with the State Department was now on the same level as purchasing soft pretzels and sweatshop clothing, and this calmed Daria.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
The sweatshop videos had earlier circulated on Chinese social media platforms, and were amplified by Chinese and Russian state media.
—Emily Baker-White, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Last year, the luxury brands Armani and Dior were caught using sweatshops to make handbags in Italy.
—Elizabeth Cline, The Atlantic, 8 July 2025
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Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2025
Conducting business with the State Department was now on the same level as purchasing soft pretzels and sweatshop clothing, and this calmed Daria.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
The sweatshop videos had earlier circulated on Chinese social media platforms, and were amplified by Chinese and Russian state media.
—Emily Baker-White, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Last year, the luxury brands Armani and Dior were caught using sweatshops to make handbags in Italy.
—Elizabeth Cline, The Atlantic, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweatshop
Noun
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Pumpkin puree that has been commercially canned is, of course, safe because the factory process allows for much higher temperatures to be reached.—
Laura Simpson,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
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This move highlights vulnerabilities in the technology supply chain, affecting automakers like Honda, which halted production at a Mexican factory.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Stationary engineer and boiler operator These workers maintain heating, air conditioning and power systems in big buildings and plants.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Asking your local nursery to procure plants that haven’t been sprayed with pesticides, which can harm monarchs in every stage of life, is another actionable step.—
Chelsee Lowe,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Drawn by its booming steel mills and factories, Black Americans were moving to industrial Pittsburgh in record numbers at the start of the 20th century.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Mud Jeans sources used jeans from its take-back program and partners with recyclers and mills to spin them into fabric—here, it’s blended with Tencel lyocell fibers for comfort and strength.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The edgy South of Market venue in San Francisco that showcases works from up-and-coming artists is also known as a cool place to host gatherings and celebrations, especially among the city arts crowd.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Meyers, performed works by Bach, Morten Lauridsen and Eric Whitacre alongside Grant Gershon, the Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Master Chorale, and the chorale’s members.—
Camelia Heins,
Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The 17th annual show, which lands at Orange County Convention Center Friday-Sunday with more than 100,000 square feet of space, offers a chance to talk with vendors, ask for advice, shop for edible goods, participate in workshops and seek inspiration for home and garden projects.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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Earlier this year, the theater opened the SPARK CENTER for the Performing Arts, 2,750-square-foot space at 1009 Waukegan Road where arts education classes, camps and workshops are offered for children and adults.—
Jennifer Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Sweatshop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweatshop. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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