multipurpose
adjective
mul·ti·pur·pose
ˌməl-tē-ˈpər-pəs 
-ˌtī-
: serving or able to serve more than one purpose
a multipurpose tool
multipurpose rooms
a multi-purpose cleaner
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On-site amenities including in-unit washers and dryers, a multipurpose community room, a work-out gym and an elevated patio deck with spa.
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Additionally, multipurpose tables are a balcony essential, notes Jeff Andrews.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2025
Far from being mere congenial partnerships, most nineteenth- and twentieth-century alliances were complex and multipurpose arrangements used by great powers to restrain, control, and influence other purportedly friendly states.
—Nicholas Mulder, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2025
The original expansion plan, proposed in December and later tabled, included the construction of new buildings in the northwest section of Slade Park, along with a soccer pitch and four pickleball courts in the southwest area, which would have affected two multipurpose fields.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Additionally, multipurpose tables are a balcony essential, notes Jeff Andrews.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2025
Far from being mere congenial partnerships, most nineteenth- and twentieth-century alliances were complex and multipurpose arrangements used by great powers to restrain, control, and influence other purportedly friendly states.
—Nicholas Mulder, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2025
The original expansion plan, proposed in December and later tabled, included the construction of new buildings in the northwest section of Slade Park, along with a soccer pitch and four pickleball courts in the southwest area, which would have affected two multipurpose fields.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for multipurpose
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“Multipurpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multipurpose. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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