as in institution
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 facility
Oversight of the facility is split between the town and the Haitian Institute for the Protection of National Heritage.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
Breadon said the community favors building a new facility on the same site.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
This satellite will provide broadband internet and communications capability for public use facilities in Indonesia’s rural regions.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
Earlier in the war, Iran attacked Ras Laffan, a Qatari LNG facility.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
Breadon said the community favors building a new facility on the same site.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
This satellite will provide broadband internet and communications capability for public use facilities in Indonesia’s rural regions.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
Earlier in the war, Iran attacked Ras Laffan, a Qatari LNG facility.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for facility
Noun
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Politics, with all its mechanisms, its conflicts, and its institutions, exists because people—even, somehow, reasonable people—disagree.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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That is exactly the kind of work Imas has in mind—not performance, not artistry, but the irreducibly human judgment that holds complex institutions together.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Monuments and buildings around the world lit up in Prince’s signature color purple.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Some, like Annoyance Theatre, have moved on to bigger spaces and sometimes brand-new buildings.—
Dana Kozlov,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Dining establishments like sit-down restaurants, drive-thrus, gas stations and grocery stores are required to get food inspections, and governments have to release those inspections to the public.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
11 Apr. 2026
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But even the entry-level Superior Rooms offer good-sized nests for a Florentine sojourn, and there is no such thing as a small bathroom in this establishment (or one, come to that, without enough marble to carve a David).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026
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The collapse happened at the CHOP parking garage under construction on the 3000 block of Grays Ferry Avenue on April 8 during the installation of a precast concrete section, according to Parker.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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With floor-to-ceiling windows and big open spaces, the new 31,000-square-foot Area 62 hall at Camp San Mateo on the base’s northern end feels more like a college-style dining hall than the chow halls found on most military installations.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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Few details have been released, but the investigation was taking place at an apartment complex in the area of Sample Road and Interstate 95.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Police said the victim was unable to provide many details about the attack, but two witnesses saw a suspect run from the scene and enter a nearby apartment complex.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Charles Mitchell is a visiting fellow at the institute.—
Charles Mitchell,
Washington Post,
20 Apr. 2026
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At the institute, McMahon ceded policy to others.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Facility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facility. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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