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 The facility is operated by GEO Group, a private prison corporation that contracts with ICE. Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025 And, anyway, replica banners are plainly visible in the practice facility. Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 11 July 2025 By having the facility on site, SpaceX hopes to make the delivery of those gases more efficient by eliminating the need to have dozens of trucks deliver them from Brownsville. ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025 Walnuts, almonds and pistachios constantly circulate the production facility, undergoing more than 16 hours of processing per batch before being shipped out in lightweight tin cans to retailers and consumers. Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for facility
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Noun
  • His dismissive attitude emanates from Oasis’ heyday, when the band was being feted regularly with awards primarily from British institutions.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 5 July 2025
  • As passed by the House in late May, the One Big Beautiful Bill (its Trumpian name) increased the current 1.4% excise tax on college endowments’ investment earnings to as high as 21% for the richest institutions—those with endowments worth more than $2 million a student.
    Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • Mosqueda fired dozens of rounds toward the building and agents inside, Rodriguez said.
    Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 7 July 2025
  • Mosaic’s plan includes 22 boat trailer parking spaces on the side of the building.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Each establishment receives between one and four routine inspections per year.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 June 2025
  • The full inspections show how each establishment has corrected or is working to correct any remaining violations.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Its collaboration with the Sydney Festival on projects like Thaw — a melting iceberg installation highlighting climate change — shows how art can drive meaningful conversations about sustainability.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
  • The installation reimagines Messi’s header against Manchester United in the 2009 UEFA Champions League final, a moment the player himself selected as the most meaningful of his 800-plus goals.
    Asli Pelit, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • Security called police and more than a dozen Fort Worth officers arrived at the apartment complex within in a few minutes.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2025
  • While that unit is no longer operating, the brand opened an outpost in the city’s luxury retail complex Ginza Six in 2023, which joined shops-in-shop at Isetan Shinjuku and Umeda Hankyu Osaka, as well as distribution at multibrand retailers in that country.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • The institute also pledged to improve privacy policies, and continue to allow customers to delete their data at will, as 23andMe already does.
    John Ruwitch, NPR, 30 June 2025
  • Headed by the charismatic and talented Jaroslav Romanchuk, the institute struggled to navigate the complex waters of this Russian puppet state.
    Alejandro Antonio Chafuen, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025

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“Facility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facility. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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