Thesaurus results for FACTORIES

factories

noun

plural of factory

as in mills

a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods the new factory will create hundreds of much-needed jobs

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Recent Examples of factories Officials want compact plants that hook directly into factories and server farms. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026 As music factories and generative tools take over entry-level work, newcomers risk losing a vital foothold in the industry. — Ben Croll, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 Here, the fabric’s waterproofing is aided by a light water-repellent finish and thorough internal seam taping, a technical manufacturing process rarely attempted by factories outside of southeast Asia. — Daniel Varghese, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 In the meantime, analysts say TSMC is adding tools like ASML's extreme ultraviolet lithography machines to existing factories to ramp up capacity. — Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 But this is a tricky process, especially for large structures that won’t fit into an autoclave, a high-pressure thermal curing chamber common in modern aerospace factories. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026 In 2013, Rana Plaza, a nine-story building crammed with garment factories outside the capital Dhaka, collapsed killing 1,100 people. — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026 Russia’s constant attacks on factories, energy supply systems and the railways means that steel supply to the Ukrainian armed forces is also being degraded. — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026 Tariffs are far from the only reason for the lost of manufacturing jobs, and factories have cut workers for decades with or without them. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Created in partnership with 11 mills from six countries, the collection features sample garments that show how TENCEL™ Lyocell – HV100 looks in production.

— Footwear News, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
But as the natural resource economy changed and the logging industry shrank, mills closed and jobs vanished.

— Saige Miller, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of mills

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That question motivated Clark to better understand aging among plants and animals and to look for hints to extend humans' lifespan.

— KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
In the afternoon the group toured Sierra College’s mechatronics program, which blends electronics, mechanics and computer control to prepare workers for highly technical equipment, like that used in semiconductor plants.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of plants

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In the southern port city of Marseille, some shops and a municipal police station were damaged, while protesters briefly forced their way into the lobby of City Hall.

— SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Restaurants, grocery stores and shops depend on deliveries, yet too many commercial corridors lack adequate loading zones.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026