convention center

noun

: a building or set of buildings designed to hold many people and used for meetings
The conference was held at the new convention center.

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The 2026 festival spread its programming around the city to accommodate the construction, with the convention center currently expected to reopen in time for the 2029 edition. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026 Tax revenues are already paying off the costs of a number of local projects, including earlier phases of the convention center expansion, but hundreds of millions of dollars remain unallocated. Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026 The city’s convention center, within walking distance, is currently undergoing a full redevelopment, scheduled to reopen in early 2029. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026 The Mary Kay seminar, which has called the Kay Bailey Hutchison Center home for years, is on tour while the convention center undergoes those remodels. Bo Evans, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for convention center

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“Convention center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convention%20center. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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