Thesaurus results for ESTABLISHMENTS

establishments

noun

plural of establishment

as in places

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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as in companies

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

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as in institutions

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 facilities

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 establishments Still, the growth in the number of establishments selling caramel apple and apple pie dwarfed pumpkin spice’s advance. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026 Tarrant County inspects and scores all food-service establishments in the county except for those in Fort Worth, Arlington, Euless and North Richland Hills. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026 Datassential found that 99% more coffee establishments sold Apple Pie flavors and 49% more sold Caramel Apple compared to a year ago — in contrast, only 37% more establishments sold pumpkin spice lattes. — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026 The superstar has been spotted out and about in Manhattan this week, popping up at various outdoor dining establishments. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026 There is no known ongoing threat to the community, but patrols have been increased around LGBTQIA+ establishments as the investigation continues, according to police. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Many establishments, from brasseries to groceries, close up shop after serving a lunchtime rush to take their own pauses and prepare for evening service. — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2026 Now, the unnamed man is known to several of the York establishments. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2026 In the world of buzzy food and beverage trends and establishments built for virality, all roads lead to Dearborn. — Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The split also means immigrants in some parts of the country are getting bail hearings while those in other places, including Texas and Louisiana, face additional hurdles to seek release.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
Later that month, GAGE Center lost its USA Gymnastics affiliation, forcing many competitive gymnasts there to find new places to train.

— PJ Green September 11, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of places

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Enter the relationships with companies that seek to improve the health of people who may or may not compete in sports.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Last month, his companies became the focus of two federal inquiries and a Delaware insurance regulatory review.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of companies

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Foreign central banks and other institutions looking for a safe place to park their capital have diminished roles in the Treasury market and have increasingly turned to alternative havens like gold.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
The weaponization and deconstruction of our institutions and republic are no laughing matter.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of institutions

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Considerable expense would go into rebranding the entire airport and its facilities.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
According to the document’s timeline, NASA seeks a groundbreaking for a permanent campus no later than next year, the first class to be enrolled and begin studies in temporary facilities in 2028, and a transition to a permanent campus in 2031.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of facilities

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Kantenga pointed to finance, accounting and other professional-services firms that recruit in September and October for workers who may not actually start until the following summer.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
That said, worries of a bubble persist, as firms ramp up on capex spending with no end in sight, and sky-high growth figures create questions about sustainability of the expansion.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of firms

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Countries typically built these large-scale computers at their national institutes to make scientific breakthroughs and attain economic leadership, while also deploying them for national security measures.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
That’s thanks to educational institutions like the University of Toronto, and public-private research institutes like the Vector Institute, which Hinton co-founded to help commercialize AI breakthroughs.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of institutes

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An aerial view of houses surrounded by mud, rocks and debris following flash floods on September 03, 2026 in Betravati village, Rasuwa, Nepal.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
The funding is handled by the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, which reports that 91% of buyers acquire one-family houses or condos, and that the average age of a recipient is 34.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of houses

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Human rights groups and advocates have denounced mass and arbitrary arrests, torture and disappearances in the Central American nation's prison system.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
The groups also argue such a lack of transparency could entrench the most powerful labs and models with open-source companies in the dark, and that Congress should be looped in as well.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026

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