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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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as in area
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
has a lot of influence in the local business arena
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Recent Examples of arena
Don’t New Yorkers deserve a new arena too?
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Ellis T. “skip” Prince, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
It Back tour, which hit North American arenas both last fall and earlier this year.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 15 Apr. 2026
McLean plays himself, stepping into the high-stakes, high-pressure arena of New Zealand’s Golden Shears, the sport’s world championship, and directly into the path of a family in crisis.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
The mid-season finale ends on a cliffhanger where Fisk’s public boxing match goes awry, resulting in Vanessa getting struck in the head by a flying glass shard and bleeding out in the arena.
—Antonio Ferme, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
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Ellis T. “skip” Prince, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
It Back tour, which hit North American arenas both last fall and earlier this year.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 15 Apr. 2026
McLean plays himself, stepping into the high-stakes, high-pressure arena of New Zealand’s Golden Shears, the sport’s world championship, and directly into the path of a family in crisis.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
The mid-season finale ends on a cliffhanger where Fisk’s public boxing match goes awry, resulting in Vanessa getting struck in the head by a flying glass shard and bleeding out in the arena.
—Antonio Ferme, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arena
Noun
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Its centerpiece will be an auditorium with an immense gold statue of himself.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Stay away from windows and do not go to large open rooms such as cafeterias, gymnasiums, or auditoriums.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Hooker also shared his account of what happened with several friends and even annotated maps of the area.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The legal grey area has apparently even made Frontex, the EU border control agency, uncomfortable.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Following that fest, the trek will hit North American amphitheaters and arenas, including a two-night stop at Morrison, Colorado’s Red Rocks.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
13 Apr. 2026
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Dozens of them sent e-mails to City Hall decrying the proposal and mentioning that the park’s natural amphitheater-like shape will intensify any skate boarding noises.—
Barbara Henry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Mortal Kombat 2 will focus on the Mortal Kombat tournament, the big battle in which warriors from different realms face off against one another in a fight to the bloody finish.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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If her gait, as such, is being foisted on the audience for its box office appeal, permit me to suggest a reconsideration toward something more within the realm of natural.—
Joshua John Miller,
Vanity Fair,
9 Apr. 2026
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McIlroy followed his first-round 67 with a second-round 65 on Friday and stands 12-under 132 — six shots clear of the field.—
Stan Awtrey,
AJC.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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Carson Benge bobbled a ball in left field, turning a leadoff single into a double for Jacob Wilson, and former Mets utilityman Jeff McNeil sent him home with a single.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
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There's an element, again, of control, and the element of torture.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Leslie Hasselback Adams, USA high diving performance director, said Fort Lauderdale has all the elements—wind and sun—to get competitors ready for the Los Angeles Summer Olympics in two years.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Science and art are often held up as opposites — the logical and analytical versus the creative and emotional, the domain of the left brain hemisphere versus the right, the yang versus the yin.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Backed by deep domain expertise in acoustic engineering and manufacturing excellence, Ultra Maritime continues to lead the evolution of sonobuoy technology, according to the company.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2026
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The department is now pushing for licensure and regulation, saying there are more than 400 ABA facilities in Colorado.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Tan was alluding to accusations and suspicions — which have been denied by the city and police department — about the ALPR data being accessed by federal authorities and immigrations agents in violation of state law and Santa Clara County’s sanctuary policy.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Arena.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arena. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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