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
In June of 2018, ProPublica obtained audio that had been recorded in a Border Patrol facility of wailing children who had been separated from their parents.
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Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2024
Sightings have occurred over the Bedminster, New Jersey, golf course owned by President-elect Donald Trump, as well as near a military research facility.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
Insurgents have freed tens of thousands of prisoners from facilities in multiple cities since then.
—CBS News, 12 Dec. 2024
Louisville Division of Fire crews were working to extinguish a trash fire at a recycling facility in the 500 block of Industry Road in the Algonquin neighborhood Saturday morning, officials said on social media.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 30 Nov. 2024
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Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2024
Sightings have occurred over the Bedminster, New Jersey, golf course owned by President-elect Donald Trump, as well as near a military research facility.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
Insurgents have freed tens of thousands of prisoners from facilities in multiple cities since then.
—CBS News, 12 Dec. 2024
Louisville Division of Fire crews were working to extinguish a trash fire at a recycling facility in the 500 block of Industry Road in the Algonquin neighborhood Saturday morning, officials said on social media.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 30 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for facility
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However, the degree to which this flexibility is offered varies significantly between institutions, programs and individual instructors.Joe Way, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Between multibillion-dollar television deals, the institution of the transfer portal and the escalation of NIL —name, image and likeness — deals for athletes, college athletic programs, particularly football, have never looked more lucrative.Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
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Unlike traditional residential buildings, malls were not built with housing in mind.Chris Westfall, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Located in an adorable log cabin-style building amid Bear Street’s shops, Jolene’s Tea House has been selling small-batch tea varieties made with organic ingredients from all over the globe since 2005.Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2024
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The West Coast Fishing Club also hosts culinary events such as the Beef, Bourbon & Barbeque, along with the September Far Beyond culinary series, in partnership with Canada’s 100 Best, showcasing some of Canada’s most renowned dining establishments.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Baked goods Ackroyd's Bakery This 70-plus-year-old Redford establishment specializes in Scottish fare, including meats, savory meat pies and sweets.Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 15 Dec. 2024
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Though his Field Lighting makes clear reference to Noguchi, Baker veers into other lanes as well: surrealism and modernism, notably, the wire works of Alexander Calder and Fausto Melotti’s installations of brass and textiles.Morgan Meier, Curbed, 14 Dec. 2024
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Reece Rogers Indeed, for several months earlier this year, unidentified drones repeatedly circled Plant 42 in California, the Edwards Air Force Base installation where defense contractor Northrop Grumman has been working on the Air Force’s vaunted new B-21 Raider stealth bombers.Jared Keller, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
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The leak, traced to a storm drain under a nearby condominium complex, released less than 100 gallons of oil into the river, according to Danielle Burney, spokesperson for the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Isaiah Erickson, of Colerain Township, was killed early Sunday morning at the condominium complex on Shawnee Lane.Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 9 Dec. 2024
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The institute was started by Jennifer Doudna, who shared a Nobel Prize for helping discover CRISPR.Rob Stein, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
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In 2021, the institute found that three North Carolina counties were among the 10 U.S. counties whose residents held the most medical debt.Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Facility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facility. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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