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 Under the program, TOTE Services will act as vessel construction manager, while Hanwha Philly Shipyard will construct the ships at its Philadelphia facility. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026 The secretary general of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council, Jasem Mohamed al-Budaiwi, accused Iran of war crimes for strikes on infrastructure and civilian facilities. — Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 18 July 2026 Previous reporting from The Star revealed the new facility has faced early challenges, including staffing shortages and water intrusion issues. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026 The families also told the Herald that complaints to officers about the facilities were punished. — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 18 July 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
  • Sheikh Hamad's own contribution was probably not any single institution.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • Lending institutions including those providing home mortgages and car loans should require that all student debt payments be kept current as a condition to borrowers incurring even more debt.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
Definition of institution
Noun
  • The house was built during the city’s first development boom in the early 1920s, when buildings like the Freedom Tower, the Biltmore Hotel and the Olympia Theater were constructed.
    — Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • Workers inside the CalEPA headquarters reported smelling natural gas on some of the building’s upper floors.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of building
Noun
  • The full inspections show how each establishment has corrected or is working to correct any remaining violations.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
  • Perhaps because these gatherings require so much forethought, spending the entire evening in a single establishment feels wasteful.
    — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026
Definition of establishment
Noun
  • The resort expertly blends immersive art installations, a decadent spa with a Turkish hammam and superb restaurants, including its signature overwater Japanese restaurant, Saoke.
    — Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 16 July 2026
  • Rather than constructing reactors entirely on-site, Hadron plans to manufacture major reactor components in factories before transporting them for installation.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
Definition of installation
Noun
  • The women were originally excavated during the late 19th century from within the funerary complex at Dahshur, an ancient Egyptian necropolis featuring some of the oldest, largest, and best preserved pyramids in Giza.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 July 2026
  • However, strikes were reported as far north as Semnan, just east of Tehran and home to a ballistic missile complex, pointing to a broader range of locations than in previous salvoes.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Definition of complex
Noun
  • Pontus Skoglund, a population geneticist who leads the Ancient Genomics laboratory at the institute, said the wider project to genetically sequence the remains of around 1,000 ancient individuals will help to advance our scientific understanding.
    — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • There were 1,747 deaths above what would usually be expected during the heat wave that ran from June 18 to July 1, according to Sciensano, Belgium’s public health institute.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
Definition of institute

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