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 Their ability to launch missiles and drones is dramatically curtailed and their weapons, factories and rocket launchers are being blown to pieces. —

James Powel, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026 China’s coast opposite Taiwan is lined with ports, airfields, missile bases, rail lines, shipyards and factories. —

Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026 Here, fumes from factories, exhaust from traffic and dust from construction produce a toxic mix that makes breathing an act of endurance for its 700,000 residents. —

Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026 While factories can now produce thousands of units, deploying them in meaningful roles remains a challenge. —

Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026 While many companies are incurring losses, Fernando noted that no factories have shut down. —

Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2026 Since 2020, the central government has required factories in key industries, such as steel, cement, and coal power, to use a certain percentage of new-energy heavy trucks or face production restrictions on heavily polluted days. —

Xiaoying You, semafor.com, 31 Mar. 2026 Dumont partners with coffee bean brand Karafa, which exports their beans to more than 100 countries and has factories in Vietnam, India and Switzerland, Uppalapati said. —

Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026 Soon after the fire, Perkins was named executive secretary of New York’s Committee on Safety, leading inspections of factories and work sites across the state. —

Amanda Hatch, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026

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Noun

The Holdingford Mill is getting help from other mills to make sure their customers are getting their feed on time.

— John Lauritsen, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
In all, lining up the funding to thoroughly remove asbestos, PCBs and other contaminants from the three primary mills — Daniel’s, Amerbelle and Anocoil — and two smaller connected buildings has taken a decade.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026