workshops

noun

plural of workshop
as in factories
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 workshops Pacsun said the Council gives younger consumers an ongoing voice within the brand via strategy sessions, workshops and executive mentorship. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 The other students received lesser sanctions, such as temporary suspensions, workshops or essay-writing assignments. — Zack Sharf, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026 Since the workshops started last year, Ingold has hosted a diverse number of sessions and continues to teach every other Sunday. — Miranda Huang, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026 Topics in the workshops will include storm preparedness, coastal erosion, flooding and debris flow risks, infrastructure conditions and ongoing work along Pacific Coast Highway. — Alys Martinez, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 Locals love this spot for its regular schedule of workshops, events, and gatherings. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026 An on-site spa and an extensive complimentary wellness program include daily yoga, Pilates, meditation, strength training, sound healing, and wellness workshops, but participation is entirely optional. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026 There will also be life skills and wellness education, including financial literacy, parenting workshops and substance abuse counseling. — Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 22 Sep. 2026 One of the two companies with collaborative cultures held workshops about the use of remote work, which included employees at every level – ensuring that all employees would understand what was being done and why. — Sebastian Fixson, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workshops
  1. factories
  2. mills
  3. works
  4. plants
  5. shops
Noun
  • Only 1,221 entered over the same period, through subsidiaries, factories or representative offices, the fewest on record outside the Covid-19 pandemic.
    — Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Yet without fully mature local ecosystems, Southeast Asian factories source inputs from China to keep production running.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of factories
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
  • The team modeled energy demand profiles for 34 ammonia synthesis plants, nine steel mills, 47 oil refineries, and nearly 1,000 manufacturing sites using process heat.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of mills
Noun
  • This aspect of his practice can also be seen in two other works that also underwent technical analysis courtesy C2RMF.
    — Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • New works by Mexican artist Gabriel Guzmán, American artist Betty Woodman and Lee Ufan have been selected to commemorate France’s diplomatic anniversaries with Mexico, the United States and Korea.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of works
Noun
  • Given today’s risks, frontier labs need to run like nuclear power plants or busy airports, with layers of redundancy and careful, time-consuming planning, so that the occasional and inevitable human error does not open a door to disaster.
    — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2026
  • According to the Clean Label report, wet or air-dried products are preferable to dry food for lower lead exposure, while avoiding foods with plants in the top 10 ingredients may lower pesticide exposure.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of plants
Noun
  • On those days, Shawn would go out into the neighborhood, to the shops and hawker centers, looking for the man.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The looting targeted the TPLF administration office, the regional police headquarters and some shops, Filmon said Sunday.
    — Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of shops

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“Workshops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workshops. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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