as in institution
a structure that is designed and built for a particular purpose
the city is known for its outstanding medical facilities
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Recent Examples of facility
That way, rural facilities can make timely choices without sending patients miles away.
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Matt Emma, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
The facility, located in the sleepy village of Corgemont, Switzerland—about an hour’s drive from Bern—doesn’t immediately strike you as the sort of place that would determine world records.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2025
Oats are often processed in facilities that also handle gluten-containing grains, which can lead to cross-contamination.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2025
At least two people stole more than 1,000 items from a storage facility containing artifacts belonging to the Oakland Museum of California earlier this month, authorities said Wednesday.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
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Matt Emma, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
The facility, located in the sleepy village of Corgemont, Switzerland—about an hour’s drive from Bern—doesn’t immediately strike you as the sort of place that would determine world records.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2025
Oats are often processed in facilities that also handle gluten-containing grains, which can lead to cross-contamination.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2025
At least two people stole more than 1,000 items from a storage facility containing artifacts belonging to the Oakland Museum of California earlier this month, authorities said Wednesday.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for facility
Noun
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Biden was even less enthusiastic about reviving international economic institutions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Top banks from Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, and South Africa are among the newly arrived or expanding institutions over the past 18 months as their leaders eye a market that still produces higher than average banking profits.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Rogers privately financed a $300 million renovation of Rogers Centre over nearly two years that transformed the building from its multipurpose sports roots to baseball focused.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Burgos, Mamdani's friend, says his plan to freeze the rent will create unintended consequences like foreclosure and abandonment of buildings where the cost of keeping an apartment up to code is more than the legally allowable rent.—
Ben Adler,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Laporta’s commitment to the Super League project has also appeared to wane, with the Barcelona chief reaching out to UEFA and the rest of the European football establishment, which Madrid continue to shun.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Mamdani, who won the primary in stunning fashion, has faced skepticism from some in the Democratic establishment, particularly over his criticism of Israel.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Fort Funston is a former military installation overlooking the Pacific Ocean in San Francisco.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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The exhibition will unfold with an introductory sound installation leading into a hallway that introduces six galleries with themes of gothic, psychological, science, slasher, religion and ghosts.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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For Starbucks patrons at an upscale mall in Beijing’s central business district – the same complex where the company first opened its doors in China in 1999 – the news doesn’t come as a complete surprise.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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My skin immediately felt hydrated and moisturized, but that’s all thanks to the multi-lipid complex formulated in the balm, which reinforces the skin barrier and coconut seed butter that locks in moisture.—
Stixx Mathews,
Essence,
4 Nov. 2025
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LaFee is vice president of communications for the Sanford Burnham Prebys research institute.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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But due to a lack of funding, the district said the partnership with the institute has ended and those racial equity trainings are no longer offered.—
Amelia Pak-Harvey,
IndyStar,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Facility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facility. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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