factory

noun

ˈfak-t(ə-)rē How to pronounce factory (audio)
Definition of factorynext
as in mill
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 factory Each time, the company shuttered stores and factories, reassessed its products and got back on the path to profitability, only to relapse. — Justin Zacks, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026 Candle’s biggest holding is Moonbug Entertainment, the kids content factory behind brands like CoComelon and Blippi. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026 Ministry spokesman Anees al-Asbahi said a strike on a salt factory in Sanaa's Hamadan district killed one man and wounded eight people. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 In the previous decades, Japan had brought in many Korean, Chinese, and Taiwanese laborers, often under duress, to work in factories and mines, usually in atrocious conditions. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for factory
Recent Examples of Synonyms for factory
  1. mill
  2. plant
  3. shop
  4. workshop
  5. works
Noun
  • Selvedge is now synonymous with premium denim worldwide, and the mills of Okayama supply fabric to high-end jeans makers far beyond Japan, for garments selling at hundreds, even thousands of dollars.
    — Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The retreat in mill buying may have been a factor that sent prices lower, but there could be other influences.
    — SJ Guest Editorial, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of mill
Noun
  • Workers are organizing at manufacturing plants, in newsrooms, in technology, in hospitals, on college campuses, and construction sites.
    — Liz Shuler, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The precise air quality impact is hard to gauge since regulators could decide to simply stretch out rules that limit some natural gas plants to 30 hours of operation per year, as opposed to canceling the restraints altogether.
    — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of plant
Noun
  • Earlier this summer, a Los Angeles ice cream shop reported making nearly half its monthly rent, up to $1,500, betting on when cold fronts would roll into town, hedging against slow demand.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Protesters have hurled rocks at police, burned government buildings, smashed shop windows and destroyed private property.
    — Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of shop
Noun
  • The nonprofit plans to fund its operations through classes, studio agreements, memberships, workshops, fundraising, grants and donations.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The unfinished lower level offers an exceptional amount of space for storage, a workshop, hobby area, home theater, or gym.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of workshop
Noun
  • Keynesianism gets a brain freeze John Maynard Keynes is basically the father of macroeconomics, the study of how the entire economy works, including what the government can do to fight recessions, boost employment, and control inflation.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Several works confront the digital systems shaping contemporary life, subverting algorithms and finding room for human error and agency.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of works

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