facilities

noun

plural of facility
as in institutions
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 At least a dozen attacks on health facilities and workers were recorded as of mid-July, according to local health authorities. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026 More than eleven million children are projected to need humanitarian assistance this year, according to UNICEF, but nearly 600 health facilities have closed because of the cuts. — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026 Rosenwald family resources helped provide the facilities that made possible the accomplishments of the Tuskegee airmen, and supported NAACP legal efforts that ultimately overturned school segregation. — Harold Pollack, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 Now, Gascón — whose entire family survived — is among hundreds residing in a tent city in a large sports complex that includes facilities for soccer, basketball, volleyball and other sports. — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 Mangione entered a guilty plea to one count of interstate stalking resulting in death and one count of stalking through use of interstate facilities resulting in death, according to CNN and The New York Times. — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026 That framework helped fund facilities that have generated more than 260 gigawatts of renewable energy globally. — Mike Feibus, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026 West Virginia ratepayers faced more than $440 million in transmission costs for the same facilities, with no clear way to contest the bill. — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026 The researchers say contamination hotspots align with airports, military bases, firefighting training facilities and landfills. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for facilities
  1. institutions
  2. buildings
  3. complexes
  4. institutes
  5. establishments
  6. installations
Noun
  • Tortorici said his film explores how institutions, such as school, family and the state, fail kids.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Philanthropy has always been judged less by intention than by outcome — and today, as public trust in institutions frays, that scrutiny has never been sharper.
    — James Chen, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of institutions
Noun
  • At least 61 buildings have collapsed and over 1,600 homes have been damaged or destroyed, the president said.
    — Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In total, about 5,000 buildings were impacted by the quake, the WFP official added.
    — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of buildings
Noun
  • But advocates say the complexes have spinoff benefits for the economy, including tax revenue and high-paying jobs.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Detectives said the fire erupted from separate ignition points, forcing evacuations at apartment complexes and nearby homes.
    — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of complexes
Noun
  • But given the public interest in solving this challenge, there is a case for taxing the training of frontier AI models and devoting the proceeds to additional research at government AI oversight institutes or universities.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Founded in 2021, Helical Fusion aims to commercialize fusion research conducted at the National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS), one of Japan’s leading public research institutes.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026
Definition of institutes
Noun
  • Servall Data Systems, the makers of Patronscan, also offers a flagging service that can help bars and venues alert their employees of problematic customers and share that information with other establishments that utilize this technology.
    — Bay City News, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Pazdan is not a rookie to presiding over closing masses for beloved area religious establishments.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of establishments
Noun
  • Kids also love all the installations on the three mezzanine levels.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
  • So far, the only work has been to clean up equipment, but there’s still construction that needs to be done to finish the project, including parks, landscaping and art installations.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of installations

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