industrial

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 on the Web Photos shared on social media showed flames and smoke rising from an industrial building near the shipyard. Alex Stambaugh, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024 The new facility will make motors and industrial electric drives as part of an effort to increase U.S. production capacity. Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024 After graduating, Doshi borrowed 150,000 rupees from a bank to set up a manufacturing company that made pressure gauges, gas station equipment and industrial valves. Samuel Burke, Fortune Asia, 29 Oct. 2024 Harris rarely talks about antitrust, or industrial policy, or trade, or the larger idea that the government should actively structure the market economy. Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for industrial 

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“Industrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/industrial. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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