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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
Known for its raucous hearings and investigations into some of the most prominent and divisive areas of American politics, the House Oversight Committee is among the most high profile arenas in Congress.
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Luke Garrett, NPR, 11 July 2025
The crew constructed a wooden sandbox barrier to protect the arena floor.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
The 100-acre mixed-use development is under construction next to Honda Center and will include 20 acres of parks and plazas, four parking garages, restaurants, the office building The Weave, and retail plazas around the arena.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 11 July 2025
While Tuesday’s games at Chase Center were closed to the public, in order to allow the teams to quickly move on to the bigger Las Vegas Summer League, Johnson was able to get dozens of family and friends from Oakland into the arena.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2025
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Luke Garrett, NPR, 11 July 2025
The crew constructed a wooden sandbox barrier to protect the arena floor.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
The 100-acre mixed-use development is under construction next to Honda Center and will include 20 acres of parks and plazas, four parking garages, restaurants, the office building The Weave, and retail plazas around the arena.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 11 July 2025
While Tuesday’s games at Chase Center were closed to the public, in order to allow the teams to quickly move on to the bigger Las Vegas Summer League, Johnson was able to get dozens of family and friends from Oakland into the arena.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arena
Noun
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The excitement here in the auditorium today is just infectious.—
Jenna Ahart,
Quanta Magazine,
11 July 2025
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Currently there are 13 handicap spaces spread around the auditoriums.—
Howard Cohen
July 11,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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With the vote scheduled for Nov. 5, the week after the Monk show, supporters and detractors had been plastering the area with flyers too.—
David Kushner,
Rolling Stone,
20 July 2025
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Friday, July 25 8 p.m. ET: Great White Reign of Terror - In South Africa, two people are killed by great whites near the eastern cape, an area that hasn’t seen an attack in decades.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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He's evolved quickly from playing hip-hop and rock-leaning bars and clubs within a 50-mile radius of each other, northwest of Music City, to performing at amphitheaters and arenas nationwide.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
4 July 2025
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The center, which can seat nearly 23,000 people, includes an outdoor amphitheater and the Ford Idaho Horse Park and Sports Center.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
2 July 2025
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The Dreck Equation is an appeal to policymakers to recognize that unwarranted regulation of every sort, not just notice and comment but realms beyond can sacrifice startups, employment and wealth creation.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Spoelstra said a fourth-year leap with the 6-foot-10 forward certainly is within the realm.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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Baseball’s technical folks put three-dimensional images on the Truist Park field of the Los Angeles Dodgers players at their positions from that night of April 8, 1974 at old Atlanta Fulton County Stadium.—
Terence Moore,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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To satisfy presidential demands, field offices are directed to meet new daily arrest quotas—75 arrests per office—raising agency-wide targets to 1,200–1,500 arrests per day, up from only about a few hundred.—
Juwayriah Wright,
Time,
15 July 2025
Noun
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Plaintiff Phone Discovery: Critical Strategic Elements Successful phone discovery requires understanding several strategic elements that can significantly improve outcomes: The Education Component: Many resistance issues stem from genuine misunderstanding about what cell phone forensics involves.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The fruit and floral elements drifted away quickly, leaving a long, mineral finish that makes this a perfect wine for pairing with food, in my opinion.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 July 2025
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These children show difficulties across almost every domain: language, cognition, behavior.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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The domains saw repeat inclusion in 2020, but have not been included on the list since, the AAFA said.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
18 July 2025
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Employers believe that workers in specific departments, like sales and marketing (85%) and human resources (78%), will derive significant value from AI implementation.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Washington — Attorney General Pam Bondi last week ousted the senior ethics attorney at the Justice Department who advised her and other senior officials on employee ethics, the latest firing that has come amid an ongoing purge of department employees.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
15 July 2025
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“Arena.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arena. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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