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
On April 30, Ukrainian forces targeted the Murom Instrument-Building Plant in Russia's Vladimir region, a facility producing ignition devices for military ammunition.
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
The test facility is equipped with a dozen jet fans, each almost as tall as the workers who run them and powerful enough to simulate a Category 5 hurricane.
—Amal Elawady, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2025
The Preakness will relocate to nearby Laurel Park in 2026 while the new facility is built.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
Although protected by international humanitarian law, these facilities had not been spared; Israel had justified strikes by arguing that Hamas was operating within the health-care system.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
The test facility is equipped with a dozen jet fans, each almost as tall as the workers who run them and powerful enough to simulate a Category 5 hurricane.
—Amal Elawady, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2025
The Preakness will relocate to nearby Laurel Park in 2026 while the new facility is built.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
Although protected by international humanitarian law, these facilities had not been spared; Israel had justified strikes by arguing that Hamas was operating within the health-care system.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for facility
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That prompted the administration to block more than $2 billion in federal grants to the Cambridge, Massachusetts, institution.—
Seung Min Kim,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2025
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The Trump administration has labeled multiple institutions in academia and the media industry — from Harvard and Columbia universities to NPR and PBS — as being leftist, Marxist, biased, and woke, and threatened funding cuts.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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The bond measures can only be used for equipment, school buildings and technology, whereas the tax parcel has been used to purchase class materials, increase pay to help with teacher retention and extend school library hours.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
8 May 2025
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The school building is restored today and serves as an administrative building for South Arkansas College.—
Ray Hanley,
Arkansas Online,
8 May 2025
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Alongside awarded establishments and buzzy up-and-comers, diners have flocked to local institutions for decades, even 120 years in the case of Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City.—
Susan B. Barnes,
Southern Living,
1 May 2025
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All Americans must take care not to turn the First Amendment’s ban on establishment of religion from becoming a license to discriminate against religion.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2025
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Virtual reality installations: Experience the thrill of racing from a whole new perspective with cutting-edge virtual reality installations that put you in the driver’s seat.—
Erica Wertheim Zohar,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Designed by the architecture firm SANAA, the structure is home to some fantastic permanent installations.—
Matt Alt,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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His friend Tamari lived five blocks away in the Carey Gardens public housing complex.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2025
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Near the Mecklenburg County Sportsplex, developer NRP Group broke ground on The Matthews in April, a 377-unit apartment complex.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
6 May 2025
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In 1948, Lambert organized the inaugural gala to raise funds for the institute.—
Elizabeth Castaldo Lundén,
The Conversation,
1 May 2025
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The group intimidates victims through swatting, or making fake calls to law enforcement, the institute said.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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“Facility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facility. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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