Thesaurus results for ARENAS

arenas

noun

plural of arena

as in auditoriums

a large room or building for enclosed public gatherings watched the hockey game in the new sports arena

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as in areas

a region of activity, knowledge, or influence has a lot of influence in the local business arena

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Recent Examples of arenas And the artist's power derives from their ability to fill arenas and stadiums. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 The Next Level is the latest addition to his touring schedule, which has famously taken him to arenas around the world. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2026 To chart a path forward, the scientific community must develop a broad understanding, one that considers the past and present and goes beyond the arenas of research and academia in which our organizations typically operate. — Caroline Montojo, STAT, 14 Sep. 2026 Brooks is a comic who’s recently gone stratospheric — climbing from headlining clubs to theaters to arenas in less than two years’ time. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2026 Every week, hundreds of thousands of people walk through the gates of stadiums and arenas, millions will gather in clubhouses, sports halls, gyms and community centres. — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Over the past two decades, the band has become a reliable festival headliner and continues to perform in arenas worldwide. — Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026 Related Stories Opening acts for the 2027 gigs include a number of acts who normally fill arenas on their own, like Kiley Minogue, Lainey Wilson and LCD Soundsystem. — Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026 Fans will also have access to the goods through other channels including stores at the teams’ arenas. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Theaters may still appear crowded, but there are fewer auditoriums, meaning attendance remains down from 2019 levels by almost a quarter of a billion admissions, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

— Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
The theater was squarely in the exhibition vanguard then, designed and equipped as a boutique-size 750-seat alternative to the massive Balaban & Katz auditoriums of the day.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of auditoriums

Noun

In contrast to the AP case, which had to do with being blocked from specific areas of the White House, the three networks were restricted from the grounds entirely.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
The available shots are used only in select cases, such as children who live in high-transmission areas and have already had dengue once.

— Andrés Henao, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of areas

Noun

Live Nation agreed to let the Lumineers play in the amphitheaters, but only if I was not involved.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Neil Young did originally book Dolly Parton as the opening act for four dates on his 1978 fall tour of arenas and amphitheaters.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of amphitheaters

Noun

In addition to his glitzy looks for celebrities and public figures of all realms, Mackie also tried his hand at retail in the ‘80s, launching lines of lingerie, fine jewelry and fragrances.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Trump does have expertise in a handful of realms, such as construction, entertainment, and men’s discount shoeware.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of realms

Noun

Cybersecurity company Nebty has linked about 119,000 domains to a fake shopping operation called DoppelCart.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
From Beijing’s perspective, restraint in both domains would only lock in Washington’s advantages, leaving China open to bullying and blackmail.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of domains

Noun

Some departments have reversed cuts and hired some workers and contractors back in certain roles to fill government needs while are also continuing plans to relocate staff out of Washington to regional hubs, which could also lead to attrition.

— Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Colleges are cutting costs by eliminating humanities departments.

— Nora Oakes Howard, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of departments

Noun

Today, that room looks across UC Davis experimental fields — and toward the small airport where the home’s current owner, Elizabeth Thigpen, learned to fly as a teenager.

— David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026
More than 60 have been approved, in fields including respiratory care, cybersecurity and water resource management.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of fields

Noun

To avoid ambiguity, no string can belong to different code words’ spheres.

— Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
Other doctrines like predestination (where some people are chosen for salvation and others are damned) have further broken the world into separate spheres.

— Casper ter Kuile, Vox, 16 Sep. 2026

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