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 Consider dedicating a few days to skill-building—such as taking an online course or attending local workshops. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 All of Filmland’s screenings, workshops and panels will take place at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (AMFA). — Marlow Stern, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026 There is even a broom-making workshop, though flying lessons are not a part of it. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026 These influencers stayed at the high-end resort Wildflower Farms, where private cabins go for over $1,000 a night, and posted aesthetically pleasing photo dumps, sharing snippets of workshops, group dinners, and excursions. — Moises Mendez Ii, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for workshop
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  1. factory
  2. mill
  3. shop
  4. plant
  5. works
Noun
  • Tombo Banda, managing director of CrossBoundary Energy, said Chinese factories are producing more vehicle s than the domestic market can absorb while exports face mounting barriers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Shortening silicon cycle Applied Materials designed EPIC to tackle the long development timelines that often keep promising semiconductor technologies out of factories.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of factory
Noun
  • Over the following decades, the company expanded into a sprawling agricultural and industrial enterprise that included sugar mills, a refinery, a rice mill, packaging facilities and one of North America’s largest biomass renewable power plants.
    — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The close trade relationship between Australian iron ore miners and Chinese steel mills means that each side depends heavily on the other.
    — Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of mill
Noun
  • Wake to morning rambles through the Cotswolds, soak up the thermal waters of Bath, try your hand at punting on Cambridge’s River Cam, or wander the eclectic streets and shops of Brighton.
    — Katie Silcox, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Despite the multimillion-dollar vehicles often being worked on, this is still a neighborhood shop.
    — Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of shop
Noun
  • Meghan personally called animal rights attorney Shannon Keith, who runs the Beagle Freedom Project, after hearing about 4,000 beagles being rescued from overcrowded and unsanitary conditions at the Envigo breeding and research plant in Virginia.
    — Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The most stubborn holdout was a recycling plant inside the Fairview fire, where crews kept water aimed at the site in what officials called a two- to three-day job.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of plant
Noun
  • Ellis’ other works include Less Than Zero and American Psycho.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The concept started as a way to give artists a forum for selling their works and bringing the community together during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of works

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“Workshop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workshop. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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