grand·stand
ˈgran(d)-ˌstand 
1
: a usually roofed stand for spectators at a racecourse or stadium
2
: audience
: done for show or to impress onlookers
grandstanded; grandstanding; grandstands
: to play or act so as to impress onlookers
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Adjective
The outfielder made a grandstand play out of what should have been a routine catch.
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Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
The course’s main grandstand held about 5,000 people and spanned the first tee and the 18th green.
—Kevin Coulson, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Mac Engel
october 23, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2025
Ghaywan’s script is explicit but never priggish in its moral standing, letting the outstanding performances drive home the perils of bigotry more than any grandstanding dialogue.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2025
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Noun
With 66,000 grandstand seats and more than 3,000 RV campsites, NASCAR fans from across the country would travel to Sparta, a city of 231 in Gallatin County, for a few weekends each year to enjoy the thrill of high-speed motorsports.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
The course’s main grandstand held about 5,000 people and spanned the first tee and the 18th green.
—Kevin Coulson, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
As is often the case with high-profile, or celebrity indictments and arrests, there are some theatrics and grandstanding here.
—Mac Engel
october 23, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2025
Ghaywan’s script is explicit but never priggish in its moral standing, letting the outstanding performances drive home the perils of bigotry more than any grandstanding dialogue.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Grandstand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandstand. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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