Thesaurus results for FACILITIES

facilities

noun

plural of facility

as in institutions

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 facilities 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 The International Energy Agency reported Friday that Saudi oil production fell to a three-decade low last month due to Houthi attacks on its energy facilities. — ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026 Ozon is a competitor to Wildberries, whose facilities Ukraine has also targeted. — Hanna Arhirova, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 The technology is also being used at major research facilities, including CERN, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory and Brookhaven National Laboratory. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026 The renovations were initially recommended by the current executive director and former vice president of facilities at the Kennedy Center, Matt Floca. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026 The institution deposits the money and uses it to help pay for scholarships, travel, facilities, salaries and sports that might produce little revenue of their own. — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 The plan would let migrants ordered to leave Europe be sent not to their home countries but to facilities in third nations, with African states such as Rwanda under discussion. — Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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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

Noun

There were beautiful boulevards, sweeping bridges over the Moskva River, wide Stalin-era avenues lined with imposing granite buildings, and quiet nineteenth-century neighborhoods of pastel-colored mansions.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Accessibility The property offers a range of fully accessible rooms across their price spectrum, and all buildings are equipped with ramps and elevators.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of buildings

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Five years ago, self-storage was one of the most profitable segments of the real-estate industry, with higher annual returns than multifamily housing, office complexes, and retail stores.

— David Owen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
The author at Budapest’s Szechenyi Thermal Bath, one of the largest spa complexes in Europe, with 18 pools.

— Lucy Handley, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of complexes

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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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When Russians discovered karaoke, thousands of venues sprang up, from cheap sushi joints to lavish establishments where an orchestra and backup singers accompanied anyone willing to step onto the stage and, for a few minutes, feel like a star.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
This week’s literary geography quiz is a tour of the cafes, clubs and other establishments around New York City that attracted poets and authors.

— J. D. Biersdorfer, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of establishments

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Virginia Sin’s ceramic Olo hooks look much more like miniature art installations, but don’t be afraid to put them to work.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2026
Krohn had come to New York in the 1970s from Portland, Oregon, and got work building installations for Soho galleries including Sperone and Marian Goodman.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026

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