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industries

NOUN

manufacturing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

business commerce corporation management production trade

STRONG

manufactory mob monopoly outfit traffic

WEAK

big business commercial enterprise megacorp multinational

Antonyms

WEAK

idleness indolence laziness lethargy unemployment worthlessness

NOUN

hard work

Synonyms

STRONGEST

activity energy enterprise labor

STRONG

application assiduity attention care determination diligence dynamism effort intentness inventiveness pains patience perseverance persistence tirelessness toil vigor zeal

Antonyms

STRONGEST

idleness inactivity indolence laziness

STRONG

apathy disregard hesitation ignorance indifference lethargy neglect negligence

WEAK

unemployment worthlessness

Example Sentences

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“I think we’re about two-and-a-half years into a 10- to 15-year cycle of AI-enabled roll-ups winning out in these trillion-dollar industries and spaces,” he said, citing software as an example.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

It said there was considerable demand for its coal from industries ranging from water filtration and battery production to green steelmaking.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Among manufacturers, 16 of 18 industries surveyed reported paying higher prices in May, while none reported getting a break on costs.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Others have continued schooling or gone on to other industries.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

But those average figures conceal big differences among the industries of each country, related to differences in organization—and those differences are very instructive.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond