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 The workshops include all ingredients and participants learn skills such as cutting and folding meats, placement and spacing for jams and honeys. — Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 Though the institute will host its workshops in New York, fellows can participate remotely or in person. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 29 July 2026 Think a helicopter ride to Antiparos, private boat trips to secluded beaches around the island, wine tastings at local vineyards, and visits to marble workshops. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026 Industry forums and workshops drew strong turnout, with sessions on regional content formats, foreign production incentives, and government support mechanisms for domestic Thai filmmaking proving especially popular. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 July 2026 In the Renaissance, great artists would open their own workshops and develop younger talent by holding them to their master’s standard. — Elias Stahl, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Other toy stores introducing new premium, reservation-only add-on tiers (private workshops, character meet-and-greets or special services). — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026 For kids, that means play areas, character meetups, hands-on workshops and craft stations sitting side by side with merchandise. — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workshops
  1. factories
  2. mills
  3. works
  4. plants
  5. shops
Noun
  • Robot makers are pairing those systems with machines designed for warehouses, factories, hospitals and homes.
    — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Beyond remediation at individual factories, broader changes are taking hold across Taiwan.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
Definition of factories
Noun
  • In Chicago the bulk of the newcomers settled on the South Side, close to the city’s industrial belt of steel mills and manufacturers.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
  • The mills, like others along California’s North Coast, closed due to heavy logging of old-growth trees that peaked in the 1950s and 1960s.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
Definition of mills
Noun
  • Below is an example of how the scoring works, based on the performances of the Marist teams during the 2025-26 school year.
    — Chip Saye, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
  • One of Nebel’s major works was still there — The Wrestlers, a huge plaster work of two sinewy men locked in combat, which had been his thesis as a student.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 July 2026
Definition of works
Noun
  • If your crepe myrtles aren’t receiving enough light, transplant them to a new growing location when the plants are dormant in winter.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Desalination plants across the Persian Gulf were struck on numerous occasions during the Iran-US war.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of plants
Noun
  • This two-bedroom loft built in the 1850s is located steps away from Bowen’s Wharf, so all of Newport’s buzziest restaurants, bars, and shops are well within reach.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The neighborhood/area Just across the train tracks is Vesterbro with an excellent range of independent shops and restaurants, not least in Kødbyen, the Meat Packing district.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
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