Thesaurus results for MANUFACTURERS

manufacturers

noun

plural of manufacturer

as in makers

a person or business that manufactures something (such as a product) The company is a leading manufacturer of farm equipment.

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Recent Examples of manufacturers The price of computers and smartphones would skyrocket as electronic manufacturers idled their factories. — Dan Blumenthal, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026 But Trump’s termination of electric-vehicle tax credits, for both consumers and manufacturers, has devastated the plant. — Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026 Appliances often go on sale during holiday weekends and when manufacturers introduce new lines, NerdWallet’s appliance guide notes. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026 Regulatory requirements and market pressure together push drug manufacturers toward narrow indications, one tumor type and one disease stage at a time. — Karen E. Knudsen, STAT, 27 Oct. 2026 Cloud providers are ratcheting up capital expenditures to meet demand, and memory manufacturers are fighting shortages to prioritize AI chips. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026 Medical device changes require coordination with clinical teams, biomedical engineering and manufacturers. — Aliasgar Dohadwala, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Supported by on-premises software and operational expertise, the model is designed to help manufacturers manage these activities closer to where products are produced and prepared for dispatch. — Sj Studio, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026 Although the spec stops short of requiring an SST, more than 80 manufacturers and infrastructure providers are now building to meet those requirements, according to Nvidia. — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

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Noun

The original seven-acre property and winery that is today known as Lagar de Fornelos was built by brothers who were local boat makers and started the winery as a weekend pastime for their families.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026
Food makers, grocery chains and other retailers are adapting to those changes in consumer habits.

— Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of makers

Noun

Automakers and their suppliers need incentives to invest in robotics and advanced equipment.

— Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Frasers, which owns Sports Direct, Flannels and Frasers stores, is aggressive and often builds up large stakes in its suppliers, and tries to shake up management and supervisory boards in order to get the best possible trading terms for its stores.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of suppliers

Noun

Meanwhile, the mercurial Sellers fired the producers and faked a heart attack to get time off.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026
Controlling critical pipeline networks gave the company unprecedented power to set transport terms, prioritize its own shipments and restrict pipeline access for independent oil producers.

— Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of producers

Noun

Despite the cool reception from distributors, the pair haven’t given up, and still plan on shopping their movie to either a streamer or theatrical distributor.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
Netflix leads all distributors with 35 total nominations across film and television, while Neon secured an impressive 21 film nominations despite being a smaller distributor.

— Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 11 Jan. 2026

Definition of distributors

Noun

The Nasdaq 100 has about 70% of its index weight in companies that depend on AI, from semiconductor manufacturers and Big Tech giants to cloud platforms and software providers.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
In Pennsylvania, the health department said healthcare providers have seen more residents interested in getting vaccinated for measles.

— Chandelis Duster, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026

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