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 No explosives have been discovered at the affected aircraft or broadcasting facilities. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026 Activists argue that the boom in facilities serving cloud computing and artificial intelligence is moving faster than public consultation and environmental oversight. — Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026 There are more than 45,000 manufacturing facilities that are on Worldly, and each one of them shares its environmental assessments with regulators and other brand partners. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026 The new Enterprise Information Display System (E-IDS) will be installed in 435 facilities, replacing several information display systems dating to the 1980s. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026 In at least 46 of the roughly 50 such initiatives on ballots in 2026, majorities voted to restrict development of the facilities, according to Ballotpedia's tally. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026 Siloam Hospitals, too, is building more community health facilities in Indonesia. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026 Once the international visitors have gone home, the question is whether the stadiums and facilities will lie empty and fall into disrepair. — Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026 In a keynote speech at a 2018 conference in Sweden, Benson showed a slide with a map of CCS facilities across the world, most of which were enhanced oil recovery sites. — Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026

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Noun

There is no evidence that foreign countries intentionally emptied prisons or mental institutions and sent people to the United States.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
Over the past half-century, art has become exceptionally sophisticated at exposing institutions, criticizing them, and revealing the forms of power embedded within them.

— Julian Rose, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of institutions

Noun

But Heder and the production team made a point of showing all of those, not just the stairs crafted to enter buildings, but putting the wheelchair-using cast in actual wheelchairs from the 1970s.

— Kristen Lopez, IndieWire, 2 Nov. 2026
Spanning more than 8,000 square feet over four levels, the new Seoul flagship draws on the area’s industrial heritage and historic brick buildings.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of buildings

Noun

In response to the signals, NLRP3 complexes assembled with the macrophages.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026
At Publix and Walmart, the big-bag assortments of mini chocolate bars run between 14 cents to 22 cents per piece, but that can still get pricey in a hurry for people who live in complexes with large populations of kids trolling for treats.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of complexes

Noun

Unlike the institutes on the Chronicle’s list, the group didn’t have to build anything around Scott’s name.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026
The Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI) launched ‘Hangang’, the nation’s sixth supercomputer at a ceremony attended by over 200 members from academia, research institutes and industry at its headquarters in Daejeon.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of institutes

Noun

Although the businesses competed in different contests, their recognition highlights the support local establishments can receive from their communities.

— CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
There were no crime statistics available on incidents tied to karaoke establishments in Koreatown.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of establishments

Noun

Toward commercial deployment Kaleidos is a transportable nuclear microreactor designed to provide electricity for military installations, industrial facilities, and locations requiring reliable power.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
TeamLab is a popular immersive art collective whose international destinations invite guests to interact with the installations.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

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