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 That’s why his hedge fund Pershing Square, which manages roughly $35 billion in assets, offers its four dozen employees generous workplace benefits, including broad ownership and an even rare degree of flexibility for Wall Street. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026 The 45,000-square-foot office at the Junction Krog District building aims to combine the trappings of a post-pandemic workplace with a sense that nature is just around the corner. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Business schools have traditionally provided foundational knowledge, while the workplace supplied many of the experiences through which graduates developed judgment. — Murugan Anandarajan, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026 As with other workplaces, overtime pay kicks in after eight hours, which means PAs working 12-hour days are paid at time-and-a-half for the last four hours. — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for workplace
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workplace
  1. factory
  2. studio
  3. plant
  4. workshop
  5. works
Noun
  • Tombo Banda, managing director of CrossBoundary Energy, said Chinese factories are producing more vehicle s than the domestic market can absorb while exports face mounting barriers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Shortening silicon cycle Applied Materials designed EPIC to tackle the long development timelines that often keep promising semiconductor technologies out of factories.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of factory
Noun
  • Art fairs, collectors’ homes, artists’ studios, galas… The film is a welcoming and entertaining dive amongst the 1% and explores the complicated relationship between artists and commerce.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
  • On an 1888 rolling historic Victorian estate just off the bustling South Congress Avenue, Hotel Saint Cecilia offers a lavish collection of 20 bungalows, suites, and studios enveloped in a lush canopy of trees.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of studio
Noun
  • Thirteen employees of a steel factory in Kryvyi Rih were injured and one person died, according to Arcelor Mittal, which operates the plant.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The trucks wait until all those in the area are ready before traveling in convoys to packing plants, accompanied by police patrols to prevent robberies.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of plant
Noun
  • This summer market will bring together more than 130 craft vendors and feature workshops, photo opportunities and workshops.
    — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Louis Vuitton’s La Fabrique du Temps workshop in Switzerland developed a removable mechanical timepiece inspired by the Tambour watch that can be taken from the car and used as a desk clock.
    — Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of workshop
Noun
  • New York — Artificial intelligence is a game-changing technology that’s already transforming how the world lives and works.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The institution’s collection houses six monumental works by Mora (1866–1936), an innovative artist who has grown to the status of regional hero.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of works

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“Workplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workplace. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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