refinery
noun
re·fin·ery
ri-ˈfī-nə-rē 
-ˈfīn-rē
plural refineries
: a building and equipment for refining or processing something (such as oil or sugar)
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Moving in the other direction, BP tumbled 374 spots to No. 421 because its profit fell from $9.2 billion to a mere $399 million, hampered by falling oil prices and unexpected refinery outages.
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Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
The study found that over the past five years, Colorado has seen higher gas prices than 85% of the states without refineries and higher prices than 79% of the states with them.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 7 June 2025
These rules don’t target refineries or shipping ports.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
The two companies also partner on advanced refinery technology.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
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Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
The study found that over the past five years, Colorado has seen higher gas prices than 85% of the states without refineries and higher prices than 79% of the states with them.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 7 June 2025
These rules don’t target refineries or shipping ports.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
The two companies also partner on advanced refinery technology.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for refinery
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“Refinery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refinery. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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refinery
noun
re·fin·ery
ri-ˈfīn-(ə-)rē
plural refineries
: a building and equipment for refining metals, oil, or sugar
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