as in mechanical
of or relating to manufacture performed by humans or machines rather than natural processes
They utilize industrial practices to produce large quantities of material. The late 1700s gave rise to an industrial boom.
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Recent Examples of industrial
Analysts took the industrial stock up to $259 from $250 and kept a buy rating.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
By that measure, ceding the oil industry to the United States at least holds the promise of importing industrial know-how with some financial benefit for the country.
—The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Once a sleepy segment of the overall business, the unit sells power generators, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines that produce electricity for buildings, factories and data centers.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
Currently, sewage and industrial waste drops from culvert pipes onto rocks below, creating splashing that releases airborne pollutants including hydrogen sulfide.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
By that measure, ceding the oil industry to the United States at least holds the promise of importing industrial know-how with some financial benefit for the country.
—The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Once a sleepy segment of the overall business, the unit sells power generators, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines that produce electricity for buildings, factories and data centers.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
Currently, sewage and industrial waste drops from culvert pipes onto rocks below, creating splashing that releases airborne pollutants including hydrogen sulfide.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for industrial
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Driving through deep water can also affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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State police told the outlet that the tractor-trailer had an unspecified mechanical problem.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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The exposure of political smoke screens The uprising also exposed manufactured alternatives.—
Kazem Kazerounian,
Hartford Courant,
18 Jan. 2026
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This follows the philosophy that whole foods are better than manufactured ones.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Industrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/industrial. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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