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. Matt Smith:

   A drop in refinery utilization helped to offset lower imports, leading to a solid build to crude inventories, despite lower refinery runs, gasoline stocks still showed a build, with throughput edging lower on the prior week.

2. Steven Martina:

   PDVSA products from the installations of the Isla refinery have been confiscated. We don't have any way to get them.

3. Exxon Mobil Corp:

   In an abundance of caution, the refinery activated the Crenshaw Boulevard barriers and the Torrance Fire Department sounded the community warning sirens to alert the public to shelter in place.

4. Wang Zhao:

   The crude imports exceeded our expectations as both domestic refinery production and margins do not appear to support such high volumes of purchases.

5. Ed Hirs:

   They have become a merchant refinery.