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
Other sites under the agency's safeguards include a miniature neutron source reactor in Damascus and a facility in Homs that can process yellow-cake uranium.
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Arkansas Online, 5 June 2025
Knopp encouraged the commissioners to take time this summer to visit arts facilities in Carlsbad, Escondido and Poway and collect revenue-generating ideas, then craft some recommendations for the council this fall.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
The two were transferred to an immigration facility in Texas the following day, and officials plan to deport them to Honduras.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
India needs plenty of Apple-like production facilities to lift manufacturing share of GDP (currently at 16% compared with China’s hefty 26%) as well as to provide quality jobs for millions of young people entering the job market each year.
—Vasuki Shastry, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
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Arkansas Online, 5 June 2025
Knopp encouraged the commissioners to take time this summer to visit arts facilities in Carlsbad, Escondido and Poway and collect revenue-generating ideas, then craft some recommendations for the council this fall.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
The two were transferred to an immigration facility in Texas the following day, and officials plan to deport them to Honduras.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
India needs plenty of Apple-like production facilities to lift manufacturing share of GDP (currently at 16% compared with China’s hefty 26%) as well as to provide quality jobs for millions of young people entering the job market each year.
—Vasuki Shastry, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for facility
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The question is whether institutions will take it—before the public demands it from them.—
Matthew Scogin,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Drug discovery was once led by private companies, but now half of new patents stem from academia, with US institutions accounting for 87% of those, Kevin Gardner and Michael Kinch wrote in STAT News.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
10 June 2025
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The flabbergasting interaction occurred when Padilla, who had been in the building to receive a military briefing, tried to ask a question, interrupting a press conference held by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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In Flushing, families at Mainstay Co-op and Murray Hill Cooperative are already battling extreme rent increases from landowners, while banks deny loans for critical repairs to their aging buildings.—
Ron Kim,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2025
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Uribe is a prominent figure in Colombia's political establishment — and the grandson of former President Julio César Turbay, who led the country from 1978 to 1982.—
Alfie Pannell,
NPR,
8 June 2025
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Some species, especially fruiting plants may need longer attention to ensure establishment and landscape success.—
Heather Zidack,
Hartford Courant,
7 June 2025
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People walk past Reserve Bank of India signage in front of an installation stall at Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai, India, on Aug. 28, 2024.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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No loss of power, much less installation space, much fewer parts.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 June 2025
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Just speaking with the famous family for the first time on camera about the life and death of the complex and misunderstood Mansfield, as well as discussing devoted father Hargitay, would make for a compelling documentary.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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Vehicles are flooded in an apartment complex in Clearwater, Florida, following the passage of Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
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Aurélien Colson, from the same institute, told Newsweek that Putin's response will be primarily military, but his options are limited to missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Bengio also serves as scientific director at Mila (Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms), an AI research institute.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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“Facility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facility. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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