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workshop

noun

ˈwərk-ˌshäp How to pronounce workshop (audio)
Definition of workshopnext
as in factory
a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods a workshop for making high-end furniture

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Recent Examples of workshop The complimentary daily activity schedule spans beachfront meditation, sunrise yoga, strength training, and creative wellness workshops. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026 Zalando has held the event since 2014 and this year about 750 people attended talks and workshops in Berlin. — Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2026 Over time, his interests coalesced in an idea to establish a workshop where students and musicians could find quality instruments and services. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026 Innovation teams are often measured on ideas generated, prototypes built, workshops run or patents filed. — Melanie Subin, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for workshop
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  1. factory
  2. mill
  3. shop
  4. plant
  5. works
Noun
  • The factory is positioned near Hungary’s growing electric vehicle manufacturing sector.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Unregulated textile factories, iron and steel mills, and Coca-Cola production and chemical plants spewed pollution into the air and water well into the mid-20th century.
    — Daliah Singer, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of factory
Noun
  • The wars caused massive destruction of religious and civic buildings, mills and mines, housing, crops, herds and transport infrastructure, damaging prosperity and forcing some people to move or starve.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Produced in partnership with Bose, the Quietcomfort Ultra headphones are no run of the mill audio accessory.
    — Zachary Weiss, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of mill
Noun
  • Amazon has thousands of anti-theft bags to shop, including the 35 percent-off Travelon Classic Mini Crossbody Bag and the $9 Osoce Crossbody Bag.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Anees al-Asbahi, a spokesperson for the Houthi-run health ministry, said the strike hit shops in a market in the district of Taiziyah.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of shop
Noun
  • In Indonesia, farmers rely on rain to dissolve fertilizers into the soil to avoid burning the plants, explained Eddy Martono, chairman of the Indonesian Palm Oil Association.
    — EDNA TARIGAN, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The first pre-production ES-36 aircraft is currently under construction at Heart’s pilot manufacturing plant in Los Angeles, with first flight expected in the second half of 2028 and entry into service in 2031.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of plant
Noun
  • Yet Marcon’s works defy old-world tempos with their pacing (the shots in Monelle, 2017, last no more than a second each), their length (several clock in at under five minutes), and, of course, the seeming ease with which they can be summarized.
    — Matthew McLean, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2026
  • There’s the largest assemblage of Lichtenstein mirror works ever installed together in a museum context, and a complete re-creation of his first Pop art show at Leo Castelli’s gallery uptown.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026
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“Workshop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workshop. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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