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
The University of Pittsburgh’s record-setting growth is reshaping both its campus and Oakland, as the university leans into a long-term expansion plan that adds student beds, new facilities and economic heft to one of Pennsylvania’s busiest urban districts.
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Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 23 June 2026
Renting out parking lots, auditoriums and other school facilities often involves coming in on weekends and troubleshooting issues with vendors throughout the week, the North Side principal said.
—Mila Koumpilova, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
Then there are the tournaments that require multiple night’s hotel stay to play a few games where an increasing number of the facilities charge admission to parents to watch a match their funds already fund.
—Mac Engel
june 22, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026
The last major overhaul of the airport, completed in 2011, replaced the previous terminal and significantly upgraded passenger facilities.
—Sacbee.com, 22 June 2026
And on both sides of the state line, legislators have passed laws encouraging data center development through tax breaks designed for the facilities.
—Sofi Zeman
june 22, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2026
The proposal also includes retail and restaurant space, educational facilities, medical offices, community gathering spaces and a technology center.
—Beret Leone, CBS News, 22 June 2026
The company has been trying to place them at other facilities.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
Donis was impressed with the crowd, facilities and field at Hard Rock Stadium.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 23 June 2026
Renting out parking lots, auditoriums and other school facilities often involves coming in on weekends and troubleshooting issues with vendors throughout the week, the North Side principal said.
—Mila Koumpilova, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
Then there are the tournaments that require multiple night’s hotel stay to play a few games where an increasing number of the facilities charge admission to parents to watch a match their funds already fund.
—Mac Engel
june 22, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026
The last major overhaul of the airport, completed in 2011, replaced the previous terminal and significantly upgraded passenger facilities.
—Sacbee.com, 22 June 2026
And on both sides of the state line, legislators have passed laws encouraging data center development through tax breaks designed for the facilities.
—Sofi Zeman
june 22, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2026
The proposal also includes retail and restaurant space, educational facilities, medical offices, community gathering spaces and a technology center.
—Beret Leone, CBS News, 22 June 2026
The company has been trying to place them at other facilities.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
Donis was impressed with the crowd, facilities and field at Hard Rock Stadium.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for facilities
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But prevention begins much earlier — with whether people feel connected to their communities, invested in civic life and seen by the institutions that serve them.—
Monica Gordon,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
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Undergraduate tuition and fees at Texas public institutions have remained frozen since 2023.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
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Strikes and artillery fire were reported across Nabatieh district, destroying homes and residential buildings, according to NNA.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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This set of buildings escaped the fate of the nearby Baltimore Superblock, when an adjacent collection of buildings where generations of Baltimoreans once shopped was partially burned in a September 2024 fire.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2026
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There are two main full-service resort hotels, the fancier of which is the Grand Cascades Lodge, but both have large spas and pool complexes, and the resort just opened a new state-of-the-art fitness center.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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And what these do is form complexes with organics and phosphates.—
Emma Gometz,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
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Although the role and impact of basic scientific research have not always been appreciated by the public, both political parties have traditionally been very supportive of research in universities and research institutes.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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The company also says more than 50 robotics teams and research institutes already use the platform.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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The city of Arlington also provides establishments with inspection score certificates, which assign a letter grade — A, B, C or F — to help customers see the results of the latest health inspection.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 June 2026
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In addition to fast-food tastes and trends, the YouGov report analyzed consumers' views of casual-dining and specialty-dining establishments and offered a profile of weekly fast-food diners.—
Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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By 1943, Arkansas had received the first of 23,000 German and Italian prisoners of war, who would live and work at military installations and branch camps throughout the state.—
Helaine Williams,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2026
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Getty Images For one weekend, one of America’s most secure and strategically important military installations stopped sounding like jet engines and started sounding like stock cars.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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“Facilities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facilities. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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