: used or suitable for several different functions
a mixed-use building

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The latter was celebrated last week at the opening of the Novi Lofts, the last of three new mixed-use, mid-rise buildings in downtown Concord. Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2025 Navarro said the city issued a request for proposal on Feb. 3 for the design and construction of the new library and community center as part of a mixed-use housing project under a public-private partnership. Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025 Earlier this month Tanger acquired Pinecrest, a 640,000-square-foot, open-air, mixed-use center in Orange Village, Ohio, for $167 million. David Moin, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025 The plan focuses on spurring mixed-use, walkable development. Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mixed-use

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1972, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mixed-use was in 1972

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“Mixed-use.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed-use. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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