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facility

noun

fə-ˈsi-lə-tē How to pronounce facility (audio)
Definition of facilitynext
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 The construction will focus on various structural issues around the facility, including water damage, rusting steel, and over three decades-old industrial chillers. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026 For Finland, however, the significance of the new facility goes beyond assembling individual engines. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026 Inspectors have found hundreds of allegedly fictitious facilities, while at least 833 kitchens have been shut down for failing to meet hygiene and sanitation standards. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026 Collapse adds to debate over Kennedy Center renovations The collapse comes as the Kennedy Center board's plan to temporarily close the facility for a two-year renovation remains tied up in federal court. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for facility
Recent Examples of Synonyms for facility
  1. institution
  2. building
  3. establishment
  4. installation
  5. complex
  6. institute
Noun
  • An artist who wrote more than 20 books and co-founded feminist institutions with Steinem and Jane Fonda, Morgan defied labels in love and politics.
    — Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The photographer Nina Howell Starr guest-curated an exhibition, in 1975, of Evans’s work at the museum, making her the third Black woman to have a solo show at the institution.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of institution
Noun
  • There were beautiful boulevards, sweeping bridges over the Moskva River, wide Stalin-era avenues lined with imposing granite buildings, and quiet nineteenth-century neighborhoods of pastel-colored mansions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Accessibility The property offers a range of fully accessible rooms across their price spectrum, and all buildings are equipped with ramps and elevators.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of building
Noun
  • 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 establishment
Noun
  • 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
  • Wyandotte County residents can vote on their favorite student art installations during this weekend’s Third Friday Art Walk.
    — Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of installation
Noun
  • On Greek itineraries, this includes a tour of breathtaking Meteora, a complex of 13th-century monasteries located on the mainland atop a precipitous natural pillar of sandstone more than 1,000 feet high.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Authorities say unsecured trash at the apartment complex had been a recurring problem and had attracted the bears to the area.
    — Andrew Gutierrez, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of complex
Noun
  • Only about 70 have been observed or collected, the institute said in a statement.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The institute, which formally began domesticating Kernza in 2001, works with researchers and farmers around the world to develop perennial versions of wheat, rice, sorghum and other grain and oil seeds.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of institute

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“Facility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facility. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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