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 Officials in Poland, Germany and Denmark have in recent weeks accused Russia of involvement in drone incursions, sabotage, arson, surveillance of defense facilities and planning to use a drone carrying explosives to attack an airport. — Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026 At the nearby Thermes Marins Monte-Carlo spa (connected to the hotel by a tunnel), the facilities include a heated saltwater pool and a hammam. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026 The 30,000-sq-ft property, on 625-633 Glenwood Ave, was previously an industrial lot in an area of the Burbank Media District nicknamed Audio Alley, for the number of pro audio facilities in the surroundings. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026 The bills prohibits agents, officers and employees of DHS or those acting under authority of the agency from conducting operations in child care facilities, school bus stops and playgrounds. — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026 MicroNuclear says the system is intended to provide resilient power and process heat for critical infrastructure, military and government facilities, remote grids and industrial users. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026 Four Democratic Tennessee state lawmakers sent a letter to the Department of Children’s Services demanding answers about safety and oversight in the state’s juvenile justice facilities. — Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 18 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 Ozon is a competitor to Wildberries, whose facilities Ukraine has also targeted. — Hanna Arhirova, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

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The looming question is whether European leaders, institutions, and citizens can pivot swiftly enough so that the bloc can use its economic heft to take responsibility for its own security.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Inside the 300,000-square-foot building are more than 1,300 works on view at opening, drawn from the museum’s permanent collection — built largely from Lucas’ decades of collecting — as well as loans from other institutions and private collections.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of institutions

Noun

While covering the accident live from above, NBC’s NewsChopper4 went down between two commercial buildings nearby, killing one pedestrian, helicopter pilot George Marciniw, and aerial photojournalist Eliana Moreno.

— Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Unobstructed by high buildings, as would be the case in places like New York, their levitating forms also define the experience from above as much as from below.

— Sam Lubell, Curbed, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of buildings

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Louisiana Economic Development, a state agency, says the facility will include five launch complexes and housing for employees and their families.

— Drew Hawkins, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026
Passero praised Spinnaker, which has an extensive Connecticut portfolio of large-scale apartment complexes.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of complexes

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Rival Samsung Electronics collaborates with institutes such as Yonsei University, the Korea Advanced Institute for Science and Technology, as well as the Ulsan Institute of Science and Technology.

— Lim Hui Jie,Miko Jang, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
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

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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Built with significant financial backing from the European Commission, the site consolidates four distinct technical installations into a single industrial processing line.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
The device is rated for up to four years on a replaceable battery, with USB-C power available for permanent installations.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026

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