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

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Between Denver and Boulder, Colorado, Flatiron Crossing has developed HiFi: a mixed-use, 345-unit luxury multifamily community on the site of the former mall. Chris Westfall, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 Unlike Gaudi’s behemoth in Spain, the Chicago Temple was intended to be mixed-use from its inception. Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 8 Dec. 2024 Other Big Apple projects include the mixed-use development Ray Harlem and Bergen Brooklyn, a residential complex enlivened by Escobedo’s masonry façade modules. The Editors Of Ad, Architectural Digest, 4 Dec. 2024 In a breakdown of its shopper traffic tallies, Simon reported that year-over-year traffic at its retail and mixed-use destinations rose steadily over the long weekend, increasing 5.9 percent on Black Friday, 6.3 percent on Saturday and 8.2 percent on Sunday. Evan Clark, WWD, 2 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 21 Dec. 2024.

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