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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 allow the distractions to leak over into the team, into the arena.
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 4 Feb. 2026
The news comes only a few weeks after Manilow added more dates to his upcoming arena tour, which kicks off at the end of February and runs through April.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
The arena hosted a series of Italian league games.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
Ovechkin was trying to tie Sidney Crosby's record of 29 goals, most by a Philadelphia opponent in the 30-year history of Xfinity Mobile arena.
—CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 4 Feb. 2026
The news comes only a few weeks after Manilow added more dates to his upcoming arena tour, which kicks off at the end of February and runs through April.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
The arena hosted a series of Italian league games.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
Ovechkin was trying to tie Sidney Crosby's record of 29 goals, most by a Philadelphia opponent in the 30-year history of Xfinity Mobile arena.
—CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arena
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The additions to the high school would include an auditorium, a fieldhouse and a new academic wing, per the district.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Those plans include two indoor arenas that would seat 3,500 and 5,000 people, a 3,500-seat outdoor arena, a 79,400 square-foot education center and a 30,000 square-foot event space with classrooms and an auditorium.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Jan. 2026
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The hearing also prompted an admission from the FAA that the air traffic control tower failed to warn the regional jet pilots of helicopter traffic in the immediate area.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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For example, the higher estimates for the infamous August 2013 East Ghoutta chemical weapons attack, which saw sarin nerve gas unleashed on an urban civilian area, are 1,500 dead.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The film concludes with Rushdie and Griffiths returning to the amphitheater in Chautauqua where he was stabbed.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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Curving around the glistening, glacial Sarmiento Lake, an amphitheater of rooms gazes up at the Paine massif, with scenes constantly shifting depending on the time of day.—
Sarah Marshall,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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His talent for pulling music out of phase, bending instruments to his will and inspiring the room into new realms really pushed Maren and me to summon fresh melodies and new stories out of our writing.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
26 Jan. 2026
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Indeed, in the elevated realm of whiskey auctioneering new benchmarks are still being set in 2026.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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That shooting prowess carried over into Friday night’s game, as Grand Canyon began the game shooting 10-for-13 from the field, including a perfect 5-for-5 start from beyond the arc.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Jan. 2026
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While this idea sparked an entire field of research, experiments were long limited by the difficulty of controlling and measuring objects just a nanometer across.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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This constitutes the first clear proof-of-concept of organoids acting as adaptive computing elements.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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The loss of track time in Barcelona, though, doesn’t leave Vowles concerned, particularly given the Mercedes engine element of the equation and the remaining six days of preseason testing that are to come in Bahrain later this month.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Purpose, experience, and domain mastery aren’t being displaced here; they’re being leveraged.—
Sanjay Srivastava,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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In 2019, the Hospital for Sick Children lost control of Motherisk’s web domain after the subscription lapsed.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Nanos and the sheriff's department did not return requests for comment.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Although the department’s immigration push has been infused with tens of billions of dollars in funds from legislation Congress passed last year, a shutdown of operations could affect other parts of the department’s budget, including TSA and FEMA.—
Toluse Olorunnipa,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Arena.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arena. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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