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 Doubts in facilities management Now, CDE employees say their concerns extend beyond bedbugs to how their headquarters are maintained overall. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026 The service is intended to provide a more streamlined travel experience, including access to private terminals rather than crowded commercial airport facilities. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026 Andersen was not an engineer by training; his background was in the Danish banking and facilities management sectors. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 Amazon launches new data center commitments Amazon today announced new commitments to generate buy-in for US data centers and rebutted criticism about the facilities. — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Russian President Vladimir Putin decreed in August that the state can temporarily seize control of critical infrastructure facilities if private owners fail to protect them or rebuild them after Ukrainian strikes. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026 Novo is investing billions in manufacturing facilities and, executives said this week, the company aims to be able to increase the number of patients on its GLP-1 drugs tenfold by 2030. — Annika Kim Constantino,elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 The residential reentry house, as such facilities are also known, provides services such as career counseling in a supervised environment, a DOJ source told People. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026 The Seminoles opened a massive new football center in 2025, part of an extraordinary facilities arms race that has transformed college football. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Through regular exercises and strategic updates, districts and institutions can pinpoint and remedy potential gaps in their protocols before a real cyber emergency forces them to make high-stakes decisions under pressure.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
This woman, this young woman, had already endured something that is utterly unspeakable and that at every turn, she was failed by people and institutions with an obligation to protect her.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of institutions

Noun

Hyatt transformed the resort with six new buildings, including additional guest houses; all 117 rooms have also been overhauled, and there is a new pool as well as tons of new activities and programs.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Along with accelerating energy efficiency in homes and buildings, and increasing cleaner mobility, one of its strategies to get there is a three-year plan to divert 15% of waste from landfills.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of buildings

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The Iraqi capital is blanketed with mechanical cranes building huge apartment complexes, malls and glitzy restaurants – although both the apartments and restaurants are unaffordable for most Iraqis.

— Jane Arraf, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
Alan Duarte, 38, grew up in Complexo do Alemao, one of the two sprawling complexes of favelas targeted in Rio’s lethal police operation last year.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of complexes

Noun

The cells will undergo electrical, thermal, and safety testing at Mercedes-Benz facilities and specialized external institutes.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
In truth, the German economy has shown signs of recovery since the start of this year, leading economic research institutes to revise their full year growth forecasts upward.

— , CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of institutes

Noun

The area might feel a bit buttoned-up and corporate for vacationers, but those in Abu Dhabi for work will be within a stone's throw of some of the city's best power-lunch and expense-account-dinner establishments.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, some long-standing Oxford establishments were praised by sources for aggressive vetting.

— Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of establishments

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But in 2025, the five biggest turbine suppliers by annual installations were, for the first time, all Chinese, according to the Global Wind Energy Council.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
What readers are saying The comments reflect a debate over the use of Flock cameras, with concerns about privacy, unauthorized installations, and potential misuse by law enforcement.

— Theodoric Meyer, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026

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