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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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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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Recent Examples of arena
Putting green, horse-riding arena The 9,986-square-foot mansion includes 140 acres on Pelham Lane, off N.C. 152 about 35 miles north of Charlotte.
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2025
The $10 billion valuation is all the more remarkable given the team does not own its own arena.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 18 June 2025
The story centers on 16-year-old Haymitch (Joseph Zada), a clever and resourceful boy from District 12, who’s unexpectedly chosen for this edition of the games, featuring a deadly twist: twice the number of tributes, with 48 children sent into the arena to battle for their lives.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 June 2025
Volcanic courts can crack and erupt, jungle arenas grow and evolve and ice stadiums break apart and turn into flowing torrents.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 9 June 2025
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2025
The $10 billion valuation is all the more remarkable given the team does not own its own arena.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 18 June 2025
The story centers on 16-year-old Haymitch (Joseph Zada), a clever and resourceful boy from District 12, who’s unexpectedly chosen for this edition of the games, featuring a deadly twist: twice the number of tributes, with 48 children sent into the arena to battle for their lives.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 June 2025
Volcanic courts can crack and erupt, jungle arenas grow and evolve and ice stadiums break apart and turn into flowing torrents.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arena
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Even the audience is bifurcated, moved out into the wings of the Koch Theater’s stage, leaving the auditorium vacant.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
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It was staged by legendary director Hal Prince to be performed inside an auditorium.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
20 June 2025
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Two Kansas City suburbs are home to some of the safest drivers in the country, a new report says, while other parts of the area has become substantially more risky to drive in over the last 10 years.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2025
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While comparing the skulls of common chipmunks and voles found in the Chicagoland area collected over the past 125 years, a team found evidence that these rodents have been adapting to life in an increasingly urban environment.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
26 June 2025
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When they were originally produced in the 1600s, many of William Shakespeare’s plays were performed in an open-air amphitheater called The Globe in London.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2025
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Plans show a possible amphitheater, pavilion, bike repair station, and outdoor event spaces that could be reserved.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
29 June 2025
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The first in the series, Crown of War and Shadow, introduces readers to a complex mystical realm, thrilling action sequences and a new sweeping love story.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
20 June 2025
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Indeed, it’s never made anything less than a good one, with a number of them ranking in the excellent-to-stone-cold-classic realm.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
20 June 2025
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If gravity interacts with the Higgs field under these conditions, this interaction could change how gravity behaves.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
24 June 2025
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In April, Xi traveled to Vietnam, Malaysia, and Cambodia to sign agreements on trade, technology, and other fields in a region that had, in recent years, developed deeper partnerships with the United States but was hit hard by Trump’s tariffs earlier that month.—
Oriana Skylar Mastro,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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Despite deploying advanced models, the organization lacked the foundational elements for scalable impact.—
Diganta Sengupta,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Make sure to get an outdoor rug that can stand up to the elements.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
23 June 2025
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That’s the domain of humans: the executive who senses when to pivot, the founder who intuits product-market fit before the metrics appear, the storyteller who moves a room, the leader who earns trust in a single conversation.—
Dror Berman,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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So how exactly did the former domain of couples’ massages and cucumber water become the next frontier in medicine?—
Kelsey Eisen,
Robb Report,
26 June 2025
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Develop internal processes that ensure departments work with IT to identify where workflows intersect with risk.—
Daniel Root,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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A day after a man was shot and killed by Lenexa police, the department declined to provide additional details about the shooting, including whether the man fired at officers.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2025
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“Arena.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arena. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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