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industrialize

[in-duhs-tree-uh-lahyz] / ɪnˈdʌs tri əˌlaɪz /
VERB
mechanize
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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Now, Beijing is trying to industrialize something stranger: humanoid robots that can assemble parts, inspect products, move boxes and eventually take on some of the repetitive work still done by humans.

From MarketWatch May 27, 2026

“How to meet that demand will be solved by companies that can industrialize at scale,” Strazik said.

From Barron's Feb. 8, 2026

“I’m not going to industrialize my world around a bunch of vibe code,” Walmsley said.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 7, 2026

In South Korea, the country’s sprawling family-run conglomerates turbocharged the "Miracle on the Han River" by marshaling capital, technology and labor to industrialize the country at breakneck speed.

From Salon Dec. 31, 2024

In addition to the collectivization of farms, the Five-Year Plans also aimed to industrialize the USSR.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

But, as D’Souza rather proudly observes, the adjudication process is stripped of the inconvenience of courts: “The Gawker litigation took ten years and millions of dollars. Objection industrializes this process.”

From Salon Apr. 23, 2026

“This trend is likely to continue as the Global South industrializes further and consumers have greater disposable income to spend on comfort.”

From Seattle Times Sep. 11, 2023

“President Magufuli is very committed to ensure that the country industrializes, but you cannot industrialize unless you have access to electricity,” Adesina told journalists on Saturday after his talks with the president.

From Reuters Apr. 28, 2018

“This is proof that when such a big country industrializes, its effect will spread everywhere.”

From New York Times Apr. 24, 2013

As his raw dairy grew, McAfee portrayed himself as an underdog waging a war against industrialized food.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

In contrast, some industrialized nations saw declines in light emissions, often linked to the adoption of LED technology and policies aimed at reducing light pollution.

From Science Daily Apr. 9, 2026

The text of the bill refers to a “self-reinforcing cycle” that the industrialized construction industry appears to be stuck in.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 3, 2026

Countries that industrialized, prospered; those that failed to industrialize, floundered.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 23, 2026

I saw the lush green of Ireland, and the bright blue sea of the Greek islands, and the yellow-gray haze of industrialized Germany.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

Returning to the U.S. empty, the containers stopped in industrializing Japan to collect inexpensive consumer goods that American shoppers snapped up.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

"We're industrializing an easier way of forming sheet metal based on origami," says chief executive and co-founder, Jonas Nyvang.

From BBC Mar. 3, 2026

Like West Africa, El Salvador is a past source country for the production of rubber, essential to an industrializing Europe’s historic colonizing abroad.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2024

But industrializing economies, particularly in Asian countries with inexpensive access to domestic coal reserves, have set longer horizons for their transitions.

From New York Times Apr. 10, 2024

Experience in the developing countries continued mixed, with the newly industrializing economies generally maintaining their rapid growth, and many others struggling with debt, rampant inflation, and inadequate investment.

From The 1991 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency




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