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 Some of the surrounding establishments had communal TVs with the sound on, but most people could only catch a glimpse of those, if anything. —

Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 14 June 2026 Pride Month falls in June to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City, which were in response to a police raid on the Stonewall Inn, one of the few establishments in the city at the time that served the LGBTQ+ community. —

Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026 The city said Friday that 144 establishments have been approved for extended hours. —

Neal Riley, CBS News, 13 June 2026 Fox News Digital reported last month that the Missouri Restaurant Association advised Kansas City establishments to temporarily implement automatic gratuities of 20% during the soccer tournament. —

Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026 The county performs about 14,000 inspections annually and about 97% of establishments pass, spokesman Ken Casparis previously told The Sacramento Bee. —

Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado june 12, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026 While restaurant and bar owners within the frozen zone bashed the NYPD on Monday for not allowing their patrons through to watch the game at their establishments, the NYPD made sure Wednesday that patrons were able to get to their favorite haunts on Wednesday. —

Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026 The businesses surveyed include seven restaurants and food trucks, 18 retail establishments, three construction companies and a variety of other storefronts. —

Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 11 June 2026 Many of the newer establishments had a niche element. —

Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026

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Combined with higher interest rates on pause (and the potential for them to be hiked higher later this year), softening wages and household debt at a record high, this week's news underscores the importance of storing your money in safe and profitable places.

— Matt Richardson, CBS News, 12 June 2026
The result feels less like a collection of furniture and objects and more like a record of the people and places dear to the family.

— Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026