Thesaurus results for WORKPLACES

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 Email is now the default mode of communication in colleges and universities, as well as across most workplaces and other areas of life. — Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026 The burden falls hardest on the children, older adults and people with chronic conditions who fill our schools, hospitals, senior-living communities and workplaces. — Sissi Liu, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Viewers will see hiring signs, job fairs, interviews, training programs and real workplaces across California. — James Ward, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 Emergency response efforts are ongoing after a powerful earthquake struck Colombia Monday morning, collapsing buildings and sending people across the country racing out of their homes, workplaces and schools. — Michael Rios, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026 As with other workplaces, overtime pay kicks in after eight hours, which means PAs working 12-hour days are paid at time-and-a-half for the last four hours. — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 On weekdays, particles of air pollution from workplaces and commuter vehicles may help to form more clouds that produce storms. — Damien Pine, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026 In California, such systems were only mandatory in workplaces at the time of construction, and strict residential requirements would not become law until 2011. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026 Complementing healthcare reforms with lifelong learning, age-friendly workplaces, and flexible employment can keep older people in the workforce. — Runchana Pongsaparn, Fortune, 31 July 2026

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Ammonium salts break down quickly when exposed to humid air, forcing factories to build expensive production lines filled with inert gas.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
Zachary Kennedy, the manager of the Hawaiian sweet bread bakery, said water rushed through their factories and retail store, leaving behind around three feet (1 meter) of mud.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

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This includes a range of activities — from workshops to mentorships to other support programs — that the festival and its industry arm conduct year-round.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
This summer market will bring together more than 130 craft vendors and feature workshops, photo opportunities and workshops.

— Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of workshops

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Data centers use enormous amounts of energy, and Quincy has some of the lowest power rates in the country generated by two public hydroelectrical plants on the Columbia River, the largest river in the Pacific Northwest.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
These vines will also happily wind their way around tree trunks and shrubs and fix themselves in place with small rootlets that take on a hairy appearance as poison ivy plants mature.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of plants

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For years, the conversation has focused on studios licensing actors, dead celebrities returning to screens and synthetic influencers built from nothing.

— Taylor Reilly, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
In the same spirit, the American occupation government instructed movie studios in Japan to show a Japanese couple kissing onscreen, as a public display of affection, American style.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of studios

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New York — Artificial intelligence is a game-changing technology that’s already transforming how the world lives and works.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
The institution’s collection houses six monumental works by Mora (1866–1936), an innovative artist who has grown to the status of regional hero.

— News Desk, Artforum, 13 Aug. 2026

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