sweatshop

noun

Definition of sweatshopnext
as in factory

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Recent Examples of sweatshop Meanwhile, Miranda has gone viral too, in the bad way, for publishing a piece about a fashion brand since revealed to use sweatshop labor. — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026 At the same time, Priestly’s magazine gets embroiled in a sweatshop scandal that does a number on their PR. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026 And a scandal that sees Runway fooled by (LOL) a fast fashion brand with sweatshop ties as tarnished the mag’s sterling reputation. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2026 After the magazine unwittingly publishes a laudatory profile of a label soon after revealed to be a sweatshop, Runway chair Irv Ravitz (Tibor Feldman), in PR crisis mode, hires Andrea to run the features department. — Jake Coyle, Twin Cities, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sweatshop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweatshop
  1. factory
  2. plant
  3. mill
  4. works
  5. workshop
Noun
  • Wichai Yuankham, 35, a factory worker who came to watch the ships arrive, said the naval visit was a welcome boost to the local economy.
    — Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Like the Standish, the building, a redbrick former bookbinding factory that takes up an entire block, was painstakingly restored in 2014 to keep its 1885 historic facade.
    — Bridget Read, Curbed, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of factory
Noun
  • Like other outdoor plants, coleus requires several hours of full, direct sun each day to grow properly, maintain its coloration, and eventually bloom.
    — Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Strangely, the momentum could begin in California, a state that banned building new nuclear plants 50 years ago.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of plant
Noun
  • Her paintings, like her images, feel like moving through a fog made of glass and wood, chaos and restraint, Lilith in a Victorian steel mill.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The village's largest employers are a prison, a hospital and a mill that makes wood siding.
    — Russ McNamara, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of mill
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  • Venezia Spotlight is the festival’s competitive section dedicated to works that showcase emerging trends and demonstrate creative originality and innovation.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Among the more than 40 films in Telluride’s main program are new works from major directors such as Martin McDonagh, Werner Herzog, Mike Leigh, Danny Boyle and Paweł Pawlikowski.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of works
Noun
  • In a women's cooperative in Morocco's High Atlas Mountains, members weave wedding blankets, and at a workshop in Bagru in India, artisans pound block prints onto fabric.
    — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The four applicants will attend online sessions, tailored mentorship through specialist seminars and workshops, and in-person intensives in London.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of workshop

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“Sweatshop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweatshop. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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