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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Updated playgrounds, new parking north and east of the school, and turning the existing multipurpose room/cafeteria and adjacent classrooms into a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) lab and music and art classrooms is proposed, as well.
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Phil Rockrohr, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Make Up For Ever’s multipurpose pencil is a beauty bag mainstay that can accomplish it all.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025
As demonstrations over the war in Gaza were taking place, the school began requiring an N.Y.U. ID to access the public atrium of the school’s multipurpose Paulson Center building.
—Karsten Moran, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The event will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on April 25 in the multipurpose room of the Anaheim Central Library, 500 W. Broadway.
—Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2025
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Phil Rockrohr, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Make Up For Ever’s multipurpose pencil is a beauty bag mainstay that can accomplish it all.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025
As demonstrations over the war in Gaza were taking place, the school began requiring an N.Y.U. ID to access the public atrium of the school’s multipurpose Paulson Center building.
—Karsten Moran, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The event will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on April 25 in the multipurpose room of the Anaheim Central Library, 500 W. Broadway.
—Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Multipurpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multipurpose. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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