the terraces
plural noun
British
: a section of a stadium with wide steps where people stand to watch soccer matches
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Seeing this guy who is so adored on the terraces as a great family man at home reminds you sometimes that there’s more important things in life.
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 30 July 2025
The villa, transformed from a 16th-century convent, offers a vantage point overlooking the town and coast, especially enjoyable from one of the terraces and infinity pool.
—Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
As the Swiss national anthem roared from the terraces, dispelling any suggestion that the majority of red were not from these parts, any facsimile of drift was impossible to register.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 3 July 2025
The land, now terraced, had been previously transformed in the 16th and 18th centuries, and the terraces were created and reworked during the 19th century, according to the release.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
Maybe then he might be serenaded from the terraces with a song in his honour.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Jol’s popularity among Spurs fans ensured Ghaly’s show of disrespect was met with audible rage from the terraces.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 14 May 2025
As the final whistle sounded, roars bellowed from the terraces and the pitch alike.
—Sam Tighe, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Skinner’s name was becoming a kind of obscenity in certain pockets of the terraces.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 30 July 2025
The villa, transformed from a 16th-century convent, offers a vantage point overlooking the town and coast, especially enjoyable from one of the terraces and infinity pool.
—Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
As the Swiss national anthem roared from the terraces, dispelling any suggestion that the majority of red were not from these parts, any facsimile of drift was impossible to register.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 3 July 2025
The land, now terraced, had been previously transformed in the 16th and 18th centuries, and the terraces were created and reworked during the 19th century, according to the release.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
Maybe then he might be serenaded from the terraces with a song in his honour.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Jol’s popularity among Spurs fans ensured Ghaly’s show of disrespect was met with audible rage from the terraces.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 14 May 2025
As the final whistle sounded, roars bellowed from the terraces and the pitch alike.
—Sam Tighe, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Skinner’s name was becoming a kind of obscenity in certain pockets of the terraces.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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“The terraces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20terraces. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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