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 facility is operated by GEO Group, a private prison corporation that contracts with ICE.
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
And, anyway, replica banners are plainly visible in the practice facility.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 11 July 2025
By having the facility on site, SpaceX hopes to make the delivery of those gases more efficient by eliminating the need to have dozens of trucks deliver them from Brownsville.
—ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
Walnuts, almonds and pistachios constantly circulate the production facility, undergoing more than 16 hours of processing per batch before being shipped out in lightweight tin cans to retailers and consumers.
—Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
And, anyway, replica banners are plainly visible in the practice facility.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 11 July 2025
By having the facility on site, SpaceX hopes to make the delivery of those gases more efficient by eliminating the need to have dozens of trucks deliver them from Brownsville.
—ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
Walnuts, almonds and pistachios constantly circulate the production facility, undergoing more than 16 hours of processing per batch before being shipped out in lightweight tin cans to retailers and consumers.
—Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for facility
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As passed by the House in late May, the One Big Beautiful Bill (its Trumpian name) increased the current 1.4% excise tax on college endowments’ investment earnings to as high as 21% for the richest institutions—those with endowments worth more than $2 million a student.—
Emma Whitford,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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His dismissive attitude emanates from Oasis’ heyday, when the band was being feted regularly with awards primarily from British institutions.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
5 July 2025
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Mosaic’s plan includes 22 boat trailer parking spaces on the side of the building.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 July 2025
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The building is pet friendly and August 25 is the application deadline.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Foxx has centered her criticism on establishment Democrats circling the wagons for establishment candidates, noting that three senior Democratic members of Congress died within the first six months of Trump’s second term, handing Republicans a larger advantage.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Thiel had helped found Palantir, which was transforming the American defense establishment by integrating computer operations and simplifying tasks like tracking and destroying enemy targets.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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The installation reimagines Messi’s header against Manchester United in the 2009 UEFA Champions League final, a moment the player himself selected as the most meaningful of his 800-plus goals.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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Its collaboration with the Sydney Festival on projects like Thaw — a melting iceberg installation highlighting climate change — shows how art can drive meaningful conversations about sustainability.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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Security called police and more than a dozen Fort Worth officers arrived at the apartment complex within in a few minutes.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 July 2025
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While that unit is no longer operating, the brand opened an outpost in the city’s luxury retail complex Ginza Six in 2023, which joined shops-in-shop at Isetan Shinjuku and Umeda Hankyu Osaka, as well as distribution at multibrand retailers in that country.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
8 July 2025
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The signing ceremony, between the CNC’s Bruel and BFI director BFI Chief Executive Ben Roberts, was preceded by a tour of the institute’s BFI Southbank home.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
9 July 2025
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This new one is a slim shot from CLASH, about a man recovering from a foot injury and remembering his time working for an institute that studied (among other things) black holes.—
Drew Broussard
July 8,
Literary Hub,
8 July 2025
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“Facility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facility. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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