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
He was subsequently transferred to the Adelanto facility on August 22.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
The expansion, which is expected to support growth over the next five years, will expand production and capacity at the facility's test lab and also add a new demonstration room for its large-scale motors.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2025
Several businesses are located in the vicinity of the facility, including Schlotzsky’s, Burger King, Auto Fit and a FedEx ship center.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
Just ahead of its listing, Angel raised $55 million from more than 40,000 individual investors and secured a $100 million credit facility with Trinity Capital.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
The expansion, which is expected to support growth over the next five years, will expand production and capacity at the facility's test lab and also add a new demonstration room for its large-scale motors.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2025
Several businesses are located in the vicinity of the facility, including Schlotzsky’s, Burger King, Auto Fit and a FedEx ship center.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
Just ahead of its listing, Angel raised $55 million from more than 40,000 individual investors and secured a $100 million credit facility with Trinity Capital.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for facility
Noun
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The hijacking of the sport and the community institutions that built it, by noxious forces using it for their own means.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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In 1775, our Founding Fathers recognized the importance of creating an institution that could bind the nation together and foster secure and accessible communications between every community in America.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At least four people were killed and eight injured when a gunman in a pickup truck smashed through the doors of a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Michigan during a Sunday service attended by hundreds, opened fire and set the building ablaze.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Gunman Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, drove his truck into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan, on Sunday morning, before shooting congregants and setting the building on fire, according to officials.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Someone under 21 could also go into a number of other establishments with alcohol licenses, such as a restaurant, axe-throwing facility, golf course or club house, movie theater, painting studio, ski chalet or stadium.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Among his current projects, one—about the thinkers of the transcendentalist movement (another group of anti-establishment artists)—has been in the works for decades.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The menu, displayed on an LCD screen set into the façade, is as mesmerizing as an art installation.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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The country’s solar market remains mostly focused on residential and commercial-and-industrial (C&I) installations, with utility-scale projects still in the early stages.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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The high-tech formula is powered by a proprietary peptide-and-vitamin-C complex designed to help prevent hair loss.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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Behind him stretched the outlines of what will soon be a massive data center complex in the west-central part of the state, where heavy wind often meets extreme heat.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Tougher standards The dearth of Detroit Three vehicles winning top ratings is a chronic concern in the IIHS top safety study, which the institute has conducted since 1995.—
Jackie Charniga,
Freep.com,
21 Sep. 2025
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So congratulations to Claremont McKenna College for cramming hard and rightfully becoming teacher’s pet as the only institute of higher learning in the nation to score better than a C in an evaluation of their free speech policies.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Facility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facility. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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