multisite

adjective

mul·​ti·​site ˌməl-tē-ˈsīt How to pronounce multisite (audio)
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variants or multi-site
: involving, occurring at, or having more than one site or location
a multisite clinical trial
multisite collaboration
Unfortunately, the report excludes 38% of workers who work at multisite businesses (such as Starbucks or Target).King5.com (Seattle, Washington)
also : of, relating to, or involving more than one website
Multisite digital wallets have also arrived. Earlier this year, CyberCash (www.cybercash.com) introduced a no-download-required wallet that remembers credit card and address info so you don't have to reenter your data at every online store. Entertainment Weekly

Examples of multisite in a Sentence

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Lord, who helped to develop the ADOS, points to a large multisite study, among other data showing that girls with community diagnoses of autism score similarly to boys on the ADOS. Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American, 22 Nov. 2022 But a couple of recent multisite clinical trials suggested otherwise, O’Connor said, and the jury’s still out on why. Kristen Rogers, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024 The other is a multisite study — funded by the National Institute of Mental Health — that looks at the efficacy of clozapine in reducing violent and aggressive behavior in people with schizophrenia. Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024 The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism funds a multisite research program, in which my laboratory participates, that has evaluated a number of promising candidate medications in Phase 2 and Phase 3 clinical trials. Joseph P. Schacht, The Conversation, 20 May 2024 Based on the results, Bogenschutz said NYU would launch a multisite trial with more than 200 participants starting early next year and, depending on the results, planned to eventually submit the treatment to the Food and Drug Administration for approval. Olivia Goldhill, STAT, 27 Aug. 2022 This multisite outdoor exhibit presented by the ONE Archives Foundation features 28 large-scale black-and-white portraits — by artists including Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors and the Tom of Finland Foundation’s Durk Dehner — saluting other LGBTQ trailblazers. Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2021 Calorie restriction may be more effective at promoting weight loss than intermittent fasting, based on findings from a multisite study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Jennifer Miao, ABC News, 18 Jan. 2023 Next year, the researchers will start a multisite trial with more than 200 participants—the largest study of psilocybin treatment for alcohol use disorder to date, the Times writes. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Aug. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of multisite was in 1936

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“Multisite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multisite. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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