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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

A subsequent statement from the Élysée Palace struck a more mournful note, saying that the leaders had expressed "regrets" that the industries involved hadn't been able to make it work.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Talks held among European commissioners on protecting critical industries from Chinese rivals will feed further discussions at the G7 heads of state meeting in France and an EU leaders' summit in Brussels this month.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Others have continued schooling or gone on to other industries.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Since the Germans are evidently perfectly capable of organizing industries well, why can’t they do so when it comes to beer?

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