establishments

noun

plural of establishment
1
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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2
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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3
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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4
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 If approved, Charlotte Pipe and Foundry would allow other nearby businesses and establishments to utilize the parking, including The Little Church on the Lane also on Moravian Lane. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026 Gone But Not Forgotten – remembering past establishments whose legacy has helped shape the state's food legacy. — Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 18 Aug. 2026 Beginning in October, Labor Department employees will visit homes and retail establishments in Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer and Yolo counties to conduct interviews. — Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026 Where once there were as many at 8,000 outdoor food establishments, that has fallen to about 800. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026 Servall Data Systems, the makers of Patronscan, also offers a flagging service that can help bars and venues alert their employees of problematic customers and share that information with other establishments that utilize this technology. — Bay City News, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026 Pazdan is not a rookie to presiding over closing masses for beloved area religious establishments. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026 Though a solid cooking foundation already existed in the script, given that both writers had previous experience at food establishments. — Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Fast-food spending in particular has taken a hit as establishments known for offering value have been forced to compete with rising food and labor costs. — Rob Wile, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for establishments
  1. places
  2. companies
  3. institutions
  4. facilities
  5. firms
  6. institutes
  7. houses
  8. groups
Noun
  • Toto’s Bar and Bacchus Restaurant are agreeable places for drinks and meals, with grandstand views of all the yachting action in the bay.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • There aren’t many places to hide, and radar can still spot a ship even with its transponder off.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of places
Noun
  • Britain’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has written to energy companies with advice in response to the attack.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Making sure robotics companies have access to capital and encouraging adoption of American robotics technology, because robots get better by doing real production work at scale.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of companies
Noun
  • The College-in-3 Exchange was born, and dozens of higher education institutions joined the network to look for ways to help students get degrees faster.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Liberia’s flag resembles that of the US; its capital was named Monrovia after America’s fifth President James Monroe, and its early institutions were heavily influenced by Washington.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of institutions
Noun
  • For facilities that may require huge amounts of electricity and cooling, coordinating those requirements from the start can reduce costly changes later.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Iranian facilities in the gas field, which Iran shares with Qatar, were also targeted during the regional conflict earlier this year, prompting Tehran to retaliate by attacking major energy facilities of its Gulf neighbors.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of facilities
Noun
  • Other tech firms have released rival video-generating technology in recent months, including another short video app owner Kuaishuo, tech giant Alibaba and AI firm MiniMax.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • To 13th Floor Investments and Key International, two Miami development firms, the value was about $240 million.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of firms
Noun
  • But given the public interest in solving this challenge, there is a case for taxing the training of frontier AI models and devoting the proceeds to additional research at government AI oversight institutes or universities.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Founded in 2021, Helical Fusion aims to commercialize fusion research conducted at the National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS), one of Japan’s leading public research institutes.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026
Definition of institutes
Noun
  • The new houses going up on Acacia Lane look a lot like one-story versions of the taller houses on the other side of the street.
    — Julie Z. Weil, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The family lives in Nepalikhuti village, one of the worst affected with over 1,000 animals washed away and 200 houses destroyed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of houses
Noun
  • According to the health department, nearly twice as many sample groups of mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile virus this year compared to the same time last year.
    — Katie Houlis, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The interactions between the two groups were lovely, as KiiiKiii bowed to their seniors and expressed their admiration to the XG members.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of groups

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