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sweatshops

noun

plural of sweatshop
as in factories

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  1. factories
  2. plants
  3. mills
  4. works
Noun
  • The six new machines are currently at different stages of commercialization, meaning not all of the equipment has necessarily entered large-scale use in semiconductor factories.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Meta is building a data center in the nearby town of Kuna, and Micron is putting up two semiconductor factories in the metro area, pouring billions of dollars into the region.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of factories
Noun
  • If organic remains are well-preserved, archaeologists could learn more about the nuns' diets and the plants grown in the convent gardens.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Picture frames, plants, and talismans cover all available wall and table space.
    — Emma Watson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of plants
Noun
  • Wax described Pakistan as home to some of the world’s most technically advanced denim mills.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • While the spans might be the star of the show, there’s plenty of room along the way to pull over for small-town main streets, hiking trails lined with fall colors, and apple cider mills along the way.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of mills
Noun
  • At the same time, her project explored AI as a potential coordination technology for building ethically sourced vocal datasets for sharing creative works, and those ideas were then discussed by the British government and the EU.
    — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The collection is stand out; the Hedreens were keen on mixing contemporary art with Old Masters, often hanging works made centuries apart alongside one another.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of works
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“Sweatshops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweatshops. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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