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arena

noun

ə-ˈrē-nə How to pronounce arena (audio)
Definition of arenanext
1
as in auditorium
a large room or building for enclosed public gatherings watched the hockey game in the new sports arena

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2
as in area
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence has a lot of influence in the local business arena

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of arena Upon entering the arena, the steel at the lower levels reveals itself as quite brawny. — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026 More than 40,000 people would pack an Omaha arena on the first Saturday in May to hear from Buffett and his longtime investing partner, Charlie Munger, who died in 2023 and espoused a similar take-it-slow and make-it-right approach to investing. — Josh Funk, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026 The six-date arena run was due to begin at Auckland’s Spark Arena in early November before heading to Australia for concerts in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2026 Think of it as a professional wrestler drawing boos from a crowded arena. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for arena
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arena
  1. auditorium
  2. area
  3. amphitheater
  4. realm
  5. field
  6. element
  7. domain
  8. department
Noun
  • Other than dividing some spaces into several smaller auditoriums, the original theater has largely been kept the same since 1927.
    — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Last year, numerous delegates left the auditorium while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke.
    — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of auditorium
Noun
  • The two missile launches -- about three hours apart -- were conducted from North Korea's eastern coastal Wonsan area.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Democrats want to go back to higher spending and higher costs in all of those areas.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of area
Noun
  • The extensive gardens behind the house include terraces notched into the hillside with a lagoon-style pool and a private amphitheater.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Next up, the American Royal plans to build an 80,00-square-foot learning center with a 750-seat amphitheater, exhibits, cooking labs and more.
    — Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of amphitheater
Noun
  • In 1986, that was totally out of the realm of our understanding.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Other languages The vast size of the Roman realm meant that many languages besides Latin and Greek were spoken there.
    — Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of realm
Noun
  • The Justice Department, for instance, decimated its elite Public Integrity Section in early 2025 while the FBI disbanded a white-collar fraud and public corruption squad based out of its Washington field office.
    — PATRICK WHITTLE, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • This had nothing to do with work on the field, but rather a promotion for how the team is about to honor its past.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of field
Noun
  • The team measured 13 rare earth elements, including cerium, ytterbium and lanthanum, and examined whether exposure was associated with birth outcomes.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The film has all these crime-drama elements, and we’re caught up in that tension.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of element
Noun
  • That combination of domain mastery, systems fluency and outcome ownership is genuinely rare.
    — Ali Alkhafaji, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • GoDaddy — The Internet domain registry jumped roughly 3% after The Financial Times reported that Gen Digital made a takeover offer for GoDaddy.
    — Michelle Fox,Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of domain
Noun
  • Since joining the program in July 2025, FDLE has announced the arrests of hundreds of immigrants accused of various crimes in days-long operations in which agents collaborated with local police departments and ICE.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Kao was born in Taiwan and has made major donations to engineering departments at University of Kansas and Kansas State.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of department

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“Arena.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arena. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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