workplaces

noun

plural of workplace
as in factories
the office, factory, etc., where people work a clean, comfortable workplace Foul language will not be tolerated in the workplace.

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Recent Examples of workplaces Saudi travel disruptions An escalation in Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh has prompted flight cancellations and disruption to workplaces and schools. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026 Haworth has been shaping the workplaces of architects, creatives, and Fortune 500 companies long before home offices became a design priority. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2026 Wait times swell as patients are transferred to other facilities, and primary care is affected as surgeons and other specialists lose their workplaces. — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026 Recent workforce research suggests that employees thrive in workplaces characterized by trust and support. — Michael Corvini, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 But few scientific studies have characterized the taxing conditions inside these workplaces. — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 What happens when that same principle is applied to families, workplaces, corporations, healthcare systems, schools, financial institutions, social-media companies, and governments? — Wyles Daniel, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026 At the same time, the last few years have seen rapid and unchecked advancement of generative AI technologies into workplaces, schools, and private and public life. — Rumman Chowdhury, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026 Companies are betting that humanoid robots can eventually become general-purpose, autonomous robots that can handle many different tasks and fit more easily into workplaces already designed for humans. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workplaces
  1. factories
  2. workshops
  3. plants
  4. studios
  5. works
Noun
  • Russia’s constant attacks on factories, energy supply systems and the railways means that steel supply to the Ukrainian armed forces is also being degraded.
    — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Tariffs are far from the only reason for the lost of manufacturing jobs, and factories have cut workers for decades with or without them.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of factories
Noun
  • For families Staff can arrange activities such as indigo dyeing workshops in The Living Room lounge.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Scott, chair of the Academic Senate, added that permanent faculty and their research expertise allows students to access cutting-edge equipment, national and international conferences, and workshops on every research topic.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of workshops
Noun
  • Longtime strawberry farmer Rod Koda has rows of plants on his California farm that are still producing fruit well after the harvest would typically end.
    — Haven Daley, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Rivera said nearly all of the country’s water treatment plants had reported some degree of infrastructure damage, although the full extent remained under evaluation.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of plants
Noun
  • Its members are independent producers, with no studios, conglomerates or state bodies involved.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • This year, the project was taken out to two dozen animation production studios, with Creative Freaks winning the bid.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of studios
Noun
  • But equally rewarding are works by artists who are still being discovered, who haven’t already secured their place in art history.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Acoustic wooden bafflers frame the space and help create a sense of intimacy, with grand works from local artists peppered about and instilling a tangible sense of place.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
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“Workplaces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workplaces. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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