sweatshop

noun

Definition of sweatshopnext
as in factory

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Recent Examples of sweatshop Playing an essential role in the comeuppance of Christie is sweatshop worker Jianhu (Poppy Liu, who has some of the film’s more moving scenes). — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 19 May 2026 The owner of a luxury clothing brand is accused of running a sweatshop in New York City, the Manhattan District Attorney said Wednesday. — Katie Houlis, CBS News, 18 June 2026 Similarly, after the sweatshop scandals of the 1990s, the apparel industry developed supply chain standards, third-party audits and codes of conduct that raised the floor for hundreds of millions of workers worldwide. — Martin Whittaker, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 After the magazine unwittingly publishes a laudatory profile of a label soon after revealed to be a sweatshop, Runway chair Irv Ravitz (Tibor Feldman), in PR crisis mode, hires Andrea to run the features department. — Jake Coyle, Twin Cities, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sweatshop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweatshop
  1. factory
  2. plant
  3. mill
  4. works
  5. workshop
Noun
  • Its walls, made in a Tijuana factory, consist of plywood panels insulated with foam.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The physical danger from robot coworkers has been made clear since January 25, 1979, when 25-year-old Robert Nicholas Williams was crushed and killed by a 1-ton robotic vehicle’s arm inside a Ford Motor Company factory in Flat Rock, Michigan.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026
Definition of factory
Noun
  • To dispose of the plants safely, put them in brown landscape waste bags and set them out for pickup.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Removal by this method helps minimize damage to lawn turf and surrounding plants.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
Definition of plant
Noun
  • Kruszewski recalls reading about Japanese mills purchasing antique fabric looms from American manufacturers that were closing during the early stages of globalization.
    — Emmanuel Olunkwa, Architectural Digest, 1 July 2026
  • Mesmerizing to look at, this singular Mistral stands out in a line already limited to only 99 examples and claimed to be the finale of street-legal models powered by the W16 mill.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 30 June 2026
Definition of mill
Noun
  • Yet despite several of these being substantial works by some of our most noted and venturesome composers, few bicentennial commissions have survived.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Today, over 100 works by artists like François Boucher, Giulio Carpioni, Henri Strésor, and Jacob Marrel are spread across the corridors, restaurants and bars visible to all visitors—the tried and tested, with a fresh twist.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
Definition of works
Noun
  • Every Sunday, the kids club—adorably called Sweet Potato—organizes eco-educational activities such as bamboo kit workshops and pigment painting classes, and the shallow end of the beachfront infinity pool delivers hours of watery fun.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026
  • Over the last few years, the nonprofit has hosted more than 400 middle schoolers at Camp Firework, where kids participate in songwriting sessions, shoe design workshops, and choreography classes.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Definition of workshop

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