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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Nearly half the students in his broadcasting club, sitting on the floor of their multipurpose room, raise their hands.
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Lauren Migaki, NPR, 22 Feb. 2025
The Spark loses the scissors, tweezers and file from the standard Stakeout but more than makes up for it with the multipurpose pliers.
—New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2025
The Saatva Cassis Storage Bed is luxurious enough to create a stylish guest bedroom, and the multipurpose bed also provides storage for bedding, pillows and other items.
—Terri Williams, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Construction of the Pittsburg Premier Fields, the city’s first multipurpose sports site that will be located at the intersection of West Leland Road and John Henry Johnson Parkway, kicked off in January and is expected to be completed by this fall.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2025
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Lauren Migaki, NPR, 22 Feb. 2025
The Spark loses the scissors, tweezers and file from the standard Stakeout but more than makes up for it with the multipurpose pliers.
—New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2025
The Saatva Cassis Storage Bed is luxurious enough to create a stylish guest bedroom, and the multipurpose bed also provides storage for bedding, pillows and other items.
—Terri Williams, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Construction of the Pittsburg Premier Fields, the city’s first multipurpose sports site that will be located at the intersection of West Leland Road and John Henry Johnson Parkway, kicked off in January and is expected to be completed by this fall.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 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 Mar. 2025.
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