workplace

noun

Definition of workplacenext
as in factory
the office, factory, etc., where people work a clean, comfortable workplace Foul language will not be tolerated in the workplace.

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Recent Examples of workplace Anyway, back to Keri and Matthew making a mess of their workplace. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 State employees aren't reimbursed for commuting to their regular workplace. — Tyler Horst, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 Artificial intelligence has moved quickly from a novelty on the job to a common workplace tool. — Kaitlin Newkirk, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026 Charlotte airport workers went on strike Wednesday over workplace conditions and safety concerns, according to a news release from 32BJ SEIU, a union representing the workers. — Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for workplace
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workplace
  1. factory
  2. studio
  3. plant
  4. workshop
  5. works
Noun
  • Workers have faced this bargain before More than a century ago, factory managers faced a similar problem.
    — Christoph Trattner, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Meuser’s seat is considered safe, but other races in the state are up for grabs, including in the 7th and 8th districts, which are near the Post and Trivium factories.
    — Bernard Condon, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of factory
Noun
  • Now, Amy Helm has countersued the studio, alleging that her successor, Brian Parillo, used invalid corporate actions to take control of the famed music venue in Woodstock, New York, and improperly obtained voting power from Levon Helm’s widow.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Skydance, a small production company founded by David Ellison in 2006, has turned into a media giant that unites not only two legacy Hollywood studios but also broadcasting, streaming, and news network assets.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of studio
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
  • 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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“Workplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workplace. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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