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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 facilities
The company says this infrastructure-free approach allows operators to deploy the system quickly across existing cold storage facilities.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
Avoid allergens While most multivitamin companies avoid using common allergens like soy, nuts and dairy, some share production facilities.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Community opposition has delayed, threatened or led to the cancellation of projects to build new transmission lines, solar arrays, windmills, and battery storage facilities.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
While there aren’t any special facilities for families beyond the obvious (kids’ menus, highchairs, baby cots and rollaway beds, babysitting on demand), little treats for kids abound.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
The country’s biggest manufacturers plan to have new facilities online next year, Nikkei reported.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Last month, the Kansas City, Missouri, city council passed a resolution placing a five-year ban on nonmunicipal detention facilities.
—Lautaro Grinspan, AJC.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Further south, there is martial arts, rowing, really good swimming facilities.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Kindred, which owns both Orange County facilities, has refused to pay workers enough to avoid rapid turnover that has contributed to understaffing.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
Avoid allergens While most multivitamin companies avoid using common allergens like soy, nuts and dairy, some share production facilities.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Community opposition has delayed, threatened or led to the cancellation of projects to build new transmission lines, solar arrays, windmills, and battery storage facilities.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
While there aren’t any special facilities for families beyond the obvious (kids’ menus, highchairs, baby cots and rollaway beds, babysitting on demand), little treats for kids abound.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
The country’s biggest manufacturers plan to have new facilities online next year, Nikkei reported.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Last month, the Kansas City, Missouri, city council passed a resolution placing a five-year ban on nonmunicipal detention facilities.
—Lautaro Grinspan, AJC.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Further south, there is martial arts, rowing, really good swimming facilities.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Kindred, which owns both Orange County facilities, has refused to pay workers enough to avoid rapid turnover that has contributed to understaffing.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for facilities
Noun
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It is reassigned — from institutions designed to manage it to the public, which never agreed to assume it.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Each of the 65 houses and institutions will be represented by a shipping crate showcasing a significant item.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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And Hanceville’s fate is as murky as the fog that pours in at night, blotting out buildings and blackening the road ahead.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Amid icy conditions in Kyiv, more than 1,200 residential buildings in multiple districts of the capital have had no heating for days due to the Russian bombardment of the power grid, according to Zelenskyy.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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More recently, Como has attracted developers interested in demolishing older properties to build new homes or multifamily complexes.—
Kamal Morgan
February 7,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Feb. 2026
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Several members of the group were arrested in last year’s high-profile raids at Denver-area apartment complexes.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The recent 62-mile demonstration aligns with earlier research conducted by independent institutes in other countries, which have been reported by Interesting Engineering.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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One of the science community’s biggest concerns has been disruptions in the flow of grant funding to universities and institutes from the NIH, the agency responsible for funneling federal dollars into biomedical and life sciences research.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Dining establishments like sit-down restaurants, drive-thrus, gas stations and grocery stores are required to get food inspections, and governments have to release those inspections to the public.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
8 Feb. 2026
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Eleven food establishments, not including Maht Gaek and Kolache Factory, scored below 80.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Public Art Trail More than 150 murals, sculptures, and installations have been erected throughout Fort Wayne, with the majority of them concentrated downtown.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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The exhibition is punctuated by large-scale installations including male mannequins performing spectacular stunts atop moving boxes (58% Poliéster, 2025) and schoolbags dropped on the floor as if teenagers had just left the room (Para baixo MUITO, or Down VERY MUCH, 2025).—
K. Desbouis,
Artforum,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Facilities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facilities. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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