Thesaurus results for ARENA

arena

noun

ə-ˈrē-nə

Definition of arena

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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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 Dubbed the Sumo Championship League, organizers hope to start touring arenas as early as this fall, with monthly events nationwide. — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 20 July 2026 In the center of the patio stands what looks like a jumbotron plucked from an arena nearby and set it down on a platform, with all four sides showing that day's game. — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 19 July 2026 Sonically, there are specific elements that an arena-bursting, chart-topping song needs. — Jack Cosbie, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2026 But for one more summer, there’s Wednesday night hockey in the suburbs, the tickets are cheap, the autographs are free, and the arena is air conditioned in the midst of a brutal heat wave. — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for arena

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Noun

The multiplex will offer Alamo Drafthouse’s signature dine-in services and the complex will retain 35mm capabilities to showcase archival film prints and house several premium format screens, including 70mm auditoriums.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 22 July 2026
Alamo Drafthouse’s restoration of that theater preserved the famous Art Deco façade and historic architectural details, including that of the original grand auditorium.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 22 July 2026

Definition of auditorium

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Aymeric Laporte had no intention of letting Lionel Messi get by him after the little genius laid off a pass and headed towards the Spain penalty area.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 20 July 2026
The children were taken to area hospitals, where they were all eventually pronounced dead.

— Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of area

Noun

This year featured the main field stage and a smaller amphitheater stage.

— Jane Tyska, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
As usual, Nelson will spend the summer on the road with a lengthy amphitheater tour that culminates September 26 at Farm Aid in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026

Definition of amphitheater

Noun

Ackman has become more ideological, expanding his crusades into cultural and academic realms.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026
Though the song is heavily acoustic, its distorted guitar solos hail squarely from the realm of harder rock, and the artificial choirs that seep in toward the end seem to call out to the symphonic citadels of the Norwegian black metallers.

— Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026

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Instead of crowding your entryway with a table, bench and coat rack, consider getting a piece that combines those elements, says Lynch.

— Andee Tagle, NPR, 19 July 2026
Electronic warfare is increasingly becoming a critical element of modern military operations, where forces must rapidly detect, identify and counter hostile electromagnetic emissions while protecting friendly communications.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026

Definition of element

Noun

Frake-Waterfield created the TCU (ha ha) as a horror film franchise that turns public-domain children’s stories into slasher films.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 July 2026
If millions more digital products are created because the cost of building approaches zero, then even a small percentage progressing to real-world use translates into a meaningful increase in demand for domains.

— Michael Riedl, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of domain

Noun

And some legal experts are now questioning whether the department is playing politics in an unprecedented way with a high-profile criminal investigation.

— Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
But the department still did other daytime road work around town and worked on I-285 in the overnight hours.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 19 July 2026

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