as in general-purpose
having more than one use or purpose
multipurpose furniture The band practiced in the school's multipurpose room.
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Recent Examples of multipurpose
While there were rumors that SEG would pursue a multipurpose arena in Salt Lake City for both of its teams, Ryan Smith, the founder of Qualtrics, instead publicly committed to developing the Delta Center.
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Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Fox News Digital spoke to multiple health experts about the multipurpose mineral, which plays a role in over 300 of the body’s enzyme systems and helps with energy production, muscle and nerve function, and blood pressure regulation.
—Amy McGorry, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2025
Stadiums, essentially multipurpose clones of one another in size and shape, were being built away from urban centers.
—Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 6 June 2025
Instead of trashing your eggshells, start using them as a multipurpose cleaner.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2025
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Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Fox News Digital spoke to multiple health experts about the multipurpose mineral, which plays a role in over 300 of the body’s enzyme systems and helps with energy production, muscle and nerve function, and blood pressure regulation.
—Amy McGorry, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2025
Stadiums, essentially multipurpose clones of one another in size and shape, were being built away from urban centers.
—Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 6 June 2025
Instead of trashing your eggshells, start using them as a multipurpose cleaner.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multipurpose
Adjective
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For most pet parents, design choices meant to accommodate their furry (or feathered, or scaled) friends are relatively simple ones: choosing performance materials that can withstand chewing, clawing and general-purpose romping, and color palettes that camouflage fur.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 June 2025
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Prioritize platforms trained on domain-specific data and tuned for your workflows, not just general-purpose chatbots with a new label.—
Shahar Chen,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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In that case, which stemmed from President Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship, the Supreme Court limited the use of universal injunctions in cases with individuals as plaintiffs, but gave lower courts more latitude in cases brought by states.—
Alexander Tin,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
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One of its key features is a single global namespace, a kind of universal address book that gives teams a single view of data across different locations and formats.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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Be adaptable, as your plans with friends and loved ones may change on a whim.—
Liz Simmons,
StyleCaster,
24 June 2025
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Native Americans also believed spiderwort to be a sign of strength and endurance, possibly because the plant is adaptable to different conditions, though not in my yard.—
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
23 June 2025
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The 6-9 forward is a McDonald’s All-American and Gatorade player of the year for Virginia with versatile skills.—
Aaron Beard,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2025
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Borussia Dortmund and Newcastle are two of the clubs credited with an interest in signing Acheampong, the versatile defender who made 12 first-team appearances for Chelsea across all competitions last season and started their 3-0 win over ES Tunis in the FIFA Club World Cup on Tuesday.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Also to improve all-round visibility, one other update includes a surprisingly upright A-pillar and rounded glass at both sides of the windshield to allow drivers to see as far around the next upcoming bend as possible, which is a must for any good sports car.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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And 2023’s best all-round running watch from Garmin, the Forerunner 965.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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“Multipurpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multipurpose. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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