multipurpose
adjective
mul·ti·pur·pose
ˌməl-tē-ˈpər-pəs 
-ˌtī-
: serving or able to serve more than one purpose
a multipurpose tool
multipurpose rooms
a multi-purpose cleaner
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On May 13, a table fell on 6-year-old Gavin Tsui during an afterschool program in the multipurpose room at McKinley Elementary School in Burlingame, his family told the San Francisco Chronicle and according to multiple reports.
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Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 22 May 2026
Inside are classrooms, an office, praying halls, a multipurpose room, a library, a kitchen and a grocery store where kids frequently buy snacks after school.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
The Sycamore experiment was an example of a digital simulation, meaning it was performed on a multipurpose chip with circuits of qubits designed to do many different tasks.
—Zeeya Merali, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
The building itself spans about 3,700 sq m (40,000 sq ft) and replaces an older facility from 1949 that the neighborhood has long outgrown, offering space for a gymnasium, a childcare center, a basketball court, community gathering spots, and various multipurpose rooms.
—Stefan Ionescu
may 12, New Atlas, 12 May 2026
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Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 22 May 2026
Inside are classrooms, an office, praying halls, a multipurpose room, a library, a kitchen and a grocery store where kids frequently buy snacks after school.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
The Sycamore experiment was an example of a digital simulation, meaning it was performed on a multipurpose chip with circuits of qubits designed to do many different tasks.
—Zeeya Merali, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
The building itself spans about 3,700 sq m (40,000 sq ft) and replaces an older facility from 1949 that the neighborhood has long outgrown, offering space for a gymnasium, a childcare center, a basketball court, community gathering spots, and various multipurpose rooms.
—Stefan Ionescu
may 12, New Atlas, 12 May 2026
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“Multipurpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multipurpose. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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