as in audience
a group of spectators
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Fans will be able to get on the ground floor as the rodeo arena will be open along with the surrounding grandstand.
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David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2024
In Paris the women not only ran, they were given a place of honor, running through enthusiastic crowds that lined the entire route and finishing before massive grandstands filled with thousands more.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024
This approach makes sense: during the summer Games, the many spectators are entitled to watch the athletes compete, but outside of these events, swimming pools with a grandstand that can accommodate 15,000 people seem completely oversize.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 2 Aug. 2024
The grass field will be surrounded by three grandstands, with the east and west sides covered by canopies.
—Lauren Ferrer, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2024
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David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2024
In Paris the women not only ran, they were given a place of honor, running through enthusiastic crowds that lined the entire route and finishing before massive grandstands filled with thousands more.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024
This approach makes sense: during the summer Games, the many spectators are entitled to watch the athletes compete, but outside of these events, swimming pools with a grandstand that can accommodate 15,000 people seem completely oversize.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 2 Aug. 2024
The grass field will be surrounded by three grandstands, with the east and west sides covered by canopies.
—Lauren Ferrer, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2024
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“Grandstand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandstand. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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