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

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There’s been a post-pandemic rebound for the shopping center industry which has been morphing from traditional mall formats to fresher mixed-use settings in many cases. David Moin, Footwear News, 19 May 2025 The open-air Giralda plaza with its numerous restaurants, the Plaza Coral Gables mixed-use development and the Miracle Theatre are within walking distance. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025 This courtyard amenity, along with access to a mixed-use, walkable neighborhood, pulls families from sprawling suburbs into the dense, resource-sharing city, reducing car dependency and further cutting carbon emissions. Alicia Pederson, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025 Many of the planning norms still used today, such as street hierarchies, lot setbacks and mixed-use zoning, were first tested in these wartime communities. Eran Ben-Joseph, The Conversation, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for mixed-use

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First Known Use

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 25 May. 2025.

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