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
At the same time, several companies are developing new facilities to meet demand.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Amid specter of the National Guard deploying to the city, tensions rose Tuesday night between law enforcement agents and anti-ICE demonstrators, as seen in video taken outside the ICE detention facility and posted to social media.
—Devon M. Sayers, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Six companies announced facility closures in Wisconsin, resulting in 747 layoffs in September.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Fox News got an exclusive tour inside the Dallas Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility that was the center of a deadly attack last week.
—Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Amid specter of the National Guard deploying to the city, tensions rose Tuesday night between law enforcement agents and anti-ICE demonstrators, as seen in video taken outside the ICE detention facility and posted to social media.
—Devon M. Sayers, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Six companies announced facility closures in Wisconsin, resulting in 747 layoffs in September.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Fox News got an exclusive tour inside the Dallas Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility that was the center of a deadly attack last week.
—Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for facility
Noun
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Bitcoin is up about 25% this year, rising as more Wall Street institutions embrace the cryptocurrency and global investors begin to view it as a reputable portfolio allocation and not just a quick trading vehicle.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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As part of the deal, all three institutions will aid in the distribution of English-language African films to Francophone territories, while also reversing the flow by introducing French-language African films to English-speaking regions.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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At least four people were killed and eight injured when a gunman in a pickup truck smashed through the doors of a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Michigan during a Sunday service attended by hundreds, opened fire and set the building ablaze.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Gunman Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, drove his truck into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan, on Sunday morning, before shooting congregants and setting the building on fire, according to officials.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Someone under 21 could also go into a number of other establishments with alcohol licenses, such as a restaurant, axe-throwing facility, golf course or club house, movie theater, painting studio, ski chalet or stadium.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Among his current projects, one—about the thinkers of the transcendentalist movement (another group of anti-establishment artists)—has been in the works for decades.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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The menu, displayed on an LCD screen set into the façade, is as mesmerizing as an art installation.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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The country’s solar market remains mostly focused on residential and commercial-and-industrial (C&I) installations, with utility-scale projects still in the early stages.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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One block west of the Jeserich building, on the site of the former Trinity Lutheran Hospital, a new $130 million apartment complex, ArriveKC, is rising.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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Not even a month had passed since his big sister, Toraya, was shot and killed at an apartment complex in New Jersey, devastating the Reid family and shaking the Timberwolves organization to its core.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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The institute issued a tsunami warning due to the disturbance, which was later canceled.—
Rajeev Tyagi,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Currently, the institute is located with UCI’s museum, at a site on Von Karman Avenue, but it’s expected to move, possibly on campus, when that lease ends.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Facility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facility. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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