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

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In the wake of a potential move, the 95 acres on which Empower Field and its parking lots sit would offer a prime opportunity to build a mixed-use neighborhood that would help elevate Sun Valley and the surrounding neighborhoods. Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2025 On a smaller scale, The Mirai Design District, the first mixed-use project in the U.S. by Kengo Kuma & Associates in Tokyo and Paris, broke ground in 2024 and is expected to open by the end of this year. David Moin, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025 On paper, a series of four-story commercial or mixed-use buildings were planned along Ford Parkway. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2025 Sports Facilities Companies, a 21-year-old municipal consulting firm and manager of more than 50 sports facilities nationally, said earlier this year that 60% of its projects in development have some form of mixed-use real estate involved, such as retail, restaurants and hotels. Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 2 Jan. 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 21 Jan. 2025.

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