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 The family was able to enroll Hudson in a health plan through Critzer's husband's workplace, which has a 60-day enrollment window. — Stephanie O'Neill, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026 For Weiss-Wolf, however, workplace accommodations are only part of the picture. — Jo Ann Liguori, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2026 Lean In is focused on how this content is impacting the real-world workplace. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026 The state workplace regulator inspected the company in response to a tip, according to the inspection summary. — Myla S. Roundy, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for workplace
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workplace
  1. factory
  2. studio
  3. plant
  4. workshop
  5. works
Noun
  • The facts, however, are altogether against any such conclusion, for quite recently no less than 50 artificial butter factories were counted in this city, and large quantities of artificial butter are sold to the customer as genuine butter.
    — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Already, China accounts for 60% of all the world’s new factory robots.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of factory
Noun
  • Major studios had all but abandoned advance press screenings in smaller markets such as Arkansas.
    — Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The two met through mutual friends in the Catskills and recorded Instant Validation at Stevens’ home studio.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of studio
Noun
  • They were brought in to control nuisance algae in wastewater-treatment plants and aquaculture ponds, as well as for human consumption.
    — Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Beyond domestic challenges, CATL is also scrambling to build more plants in Europe to avoid running afoul of increasing EU protectionism.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of plant
Noun
  • On the youth side, the TIFF Teens filmmaking workshop marks its 10th anniversary this year.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Uppity takes inspiration from Bikini Kill, the feminist rock band who spearheaded the riot grrrl movement, a network of punk rockers challenging misogyny through music, zines and workshops in the 1990s Pacific north-west scene.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of workshop
Noun
  • Under a contributory infringement claim, all authors need to prove is that Meta facilitated transfers of their works.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026
  • To sign off, Danchig-Waring didn’t just curate a matinee program with needle-moving classics alongside 21st-century works that reflect his love of process.
    — Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of works

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“Workplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workplace. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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