facility

noun

fə-ˈsi-lə-tē How to pronounce facility (audio)
Definition of facilitynext
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 an interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, co-owners James Kim and Ming Han Chung said their main production facility would remain in Doraville, and that Postern Coffee would take over the entirety of the current tasting room. — Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 17 Oct. 2026 The Kremlin announced Saturday that Putin approved a government program to help restore trade and logistics facilities damaged in drone attacks. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 In the 1990s, Mana turned one of his storage facilities in the Meatpacking District into the industrial-chic creative hub Milk Studios. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026 Musk revealed Tesla's new Roadster sports car during a launch event at a SpaceX test facility in Texas. — CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for facility
Recent Examples of Synonyms for facility
  1. institution
  2. building
  3. establishment
  4. installation
  5. complex
  6. institute
Noun
  • When the Fondation Cartier exhibition ends, the factory will be returned to Ghana for permanent installation in Kumasi, where Mahama plans to build a new institution.
    — Gameli Hamelo, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Research expenditure at higher education institutions rose 11%, to approximately $48 billion.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of institution
Noun
  • On one side, the former townhouse faces the splendour of the US Embassy building and its gardens.
    — Julia Wytrazek, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
  • If a year in, the founder is still in every meeting and the new hire is the most exhausted person in the building, the company did not hire an operator.
    — Ken Paskins, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of building
Noun
  • The retail food establishment has different over the counter medicine for sale with a label only in Spanish from other countries.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Tied for second place is Tony's Pizza Napoletana, a San Francisco establishment run by 13-time world pizza champion Tony Gemignani.
    — Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of establishment
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  • The team also evaluated methods for attaching sensors to storage casks, with the aim of developing installations capable of remaining in place for years under high-temperature and high-radiation conditions.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The Patriot air-defense system is designed to protect military installations, troops and other critical infrastructure from incoming ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as hostile aircraft.
    — James LaPorta, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of installation
Noun
  • The complex will feature four payload bays, two encapsulation bays, and a dedicated area for processing multiple payloads together.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The first is Russia’s increasing production and use of ballistic missiles against Ukrainian cities, targeting energy systems, data centers, bridges and civilian apartment complexes.
    — Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of complex
Noun
  • Iran appears to be targeting vessels conducting ship-to-ship oil transfers around the Strait of Hormuz, according to a military institute.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The mysterious death of a lab worker at a plague research institute in Siberia drew global attention to a region where disease risks run as deep as the permafrost.
    — Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2026
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“Facility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facility. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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