standing room
noun
: space for standing
especially
: accommodation available for spectators or passengers after all seats are filled
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The Buffalo Bills’ new stadium, set to open next season, will have a 67,000 capacity including standing room.
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Dec. 2025
The auditorium at Miami Dade College’s downtown campus had standing room only, packed full of supporters and politicos, including Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, who sat with outgoing Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and all five city commissioners in the front row.
—Miami Herald, 19 Dec. 2025
Footage of the incident showed several lawmakers crowded on the podium, with barely any standing room.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
There remains an indoor running track on the second flor that serves as a balcony behind each basket for standing room and VIP areas during basketball games.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Dec. 2025
The auditorium at Miami Dade College’s downtown campus had standing room only, packed full of supporters and politicos, including Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, who sat with outgoing Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and all five city commissioners in the front row.
—Miami Herald, 19 Dec. 2025
Footage of the incident showed several lawmakers crowded on the podium, with barely any standing room.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
There remains an indoor running track on the second flor that serves as a balcony behind each basket for standing room and VIP areas during basketball games.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Standing room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standing%20room. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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