Synonyms for refinery
rɪˈfaɪ nə rire·fin·e·ry

Princeton's WordNet

1. refinerynoun

   an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance

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1. • Plant

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1. List of paraphrases for "refinery":

   refining, refineries, refiner, strainer, refinement, refiners, smelter

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1. Amanda Fairfax:

   They don't want either to invest the capital expenditure into the maintenance project or they don't want to have as many contract workers on sites as the additional influx of workforce might compromise people who have to remain at the refinery as essential personnel.

2. John Kilduff:

   The large crude oil inventory build, driven by a drop in the refinery utilization rate, makes for a bearish report.

3. Stephen Innes:

   There is nothing like an early start to the hurricane season to support oil prices, but looking under the hood of the EIA data, it paints an even rosier picture for U.S. oil markets, imports down, exports likely up and refinery utilization at yearly highs.

4. Virendra Chauhan:

   Higher teapot demand and stronger refining margins which encouraged higher refinery throughputs have contributed to increased imports.

5. Mayor Jenny Hill:

   I left the meeting reassured that the government has been looking at what it can and can't do in the way of assistance should the refinery face closure, but it was made very clear that the company must be open and up front about its financial position before government assistance can occur.