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establishment

noun

i-ˈsta-blish-mənt How to pronounce establishment (audio)
Definition of establishmentnext
1
as in place
a building, room, or suite of rooms occupied by a service business one of the best dining establishments in the city

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2
as in company
a commercial or industrial activity or organization new business establishments sprang up all over in the postwar boom

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as in institution
a public organization with a particular purpose or function the proposed change in pollution standards was opposed by environmental establishments across the board

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as in facility
a structure that is designed and built for a particular purpose the city boasts a host of outstanding medical establishments

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Recent Examples of establishment The party proposed itself as the strongest opposition to the Italian political establishment, seen as corrupt and conservative, and to the Catholic Church’s extensive influence on Italian society. — ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026 The museum also includes two theaters, a library, dining establishments, and a shop. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026 Peter Marshall and Jerald Bussen are behind both establishments. — Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2026 His establishment of national forests and monuments, along with progressive reforms, created institutional legacies that continue protecting America’s natural heritage more than a century later. — Stewart McLaurin, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for establishment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for establishment
  1. place
  2. company
  3. institution
  4. facility
  5. firm
  6. institute
  7. house
  8. group
Noun
  • With the imminent departure of Messi and Ronaldo from the scene, there’s a battle to push forward the next global superstars to take those places.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The owner, in this case, plans to live in the place themselves.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of place
Noun
  • Bouquets and brickbats Fintech companies have welcomed the move to charge a fee to merchants.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The Scoop Senators had secured a narrow antitrust exemption for AI companies in annual must-pass defense policy legislation earlier this year before negotiations over the measure were delayed, according to people familiar with the matter.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of company
Noun
  • An artist who wrote more than 20 books and co-founded feminist institutions with Steinem and Jane Fonda, Morgan defied labels in love and politics.
    — Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The photographer Nina Howell Starr guest-curated an exhibition, in 1975, of Evans’s work at the museum, making her the third Black woman to have a solo show at the institution.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of institution
Noun
  • The construction will focus on various structural issues around the facility, including water damage, rusting steel, and over three decades-old industrial chillers.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026
  • For Finland, however, the significance of the new facility goes beyond assembling individual engines.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of facility
Noun
  • Be skeptical of guarantees that depend on platforms the firm does not control.
    — Scott Keever, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Everyone from the president of the New York Yankees (Randy Levine) to an oil billionaire (Cody Campbell) to a private equity firm (Smash Capital) is shaping the future of college athletics with no meaningful input from actual college athletes.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of firm
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  • Only about 70 have been observed or collected, the institute said in a statement.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The institute, which formally began domesticating Kernza in 2001, works with researchers and farmers around the world to develop perennial versions of wheat, rice, sorghum and other grain and oil seeds.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of institute
Noun
  • Not long after, the teen got into a vehicle with Marcareno, made a U-turn and drove past the house, where Rodriguez Fernandez fired six shots from the passenger seat — striking and killing a woman, according to court records.
    — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The state doesn’t even know the mother and daughter exist until social workers arrive at the house in the aftermath of Ralph’s accidental death while working a construction site.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of house
Noun
  • The opposition appears to have only solidified two months before the midterm elections, despite significant donations that crypto groups have given to some Democrats in recent years.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The organization will help traditionally Democratic groups like labor and civil society craft AI policy messages, Bores said.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of group

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“Establishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/establishment. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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