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

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When first proposed a few years ago, the mixed-use development at 4300 Stevens Creek Blvd. was envisioned as a hub for offices, apartments, shops, restaurants and a hotel. George Avalos, The Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2024 Most fans will enter the stadium through the two plazas and then the end zones, which means the south plaza can serve as a key artery into the stadium, all anchored with mixed-use development. Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 What's next: South Station is currently a construction site, with crews putting up a massive mixed-use tower on a platform over the tracks. Mike Deehan, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024 With rare exceptions, mixed-use towers are not a New York thing. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2024 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 5 Jan. 2025.

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