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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
The gymnast who once electrified arenas with her firecracker energy is embracing something new.
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Essence, 6 Nov. 2025
Greensky is celebrating 25 years together with their latest album, XXV, a record that celebrates their steady climb over a quarter century from pizza shops and dive bars into arenas.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
When Clark is on the floor, arenas sell out and viewership hits record highs.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Randle has called both arenas home during his career, and noted the new Target Center situation reminds him of his time in Los Angeles.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
When Shakira first announced her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran outing in April 2024, the route took her to arenas across the continent that fall.
—Leila Cobo, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
Numerous teams, including the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals, MLB’s Arizona Diamondbacks and the NBA’s Washington Wizards, have signed deals to put physical betting shops inside their stadiums and arenas, Matheson noted.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
When Bruce began touring and selling out arenas, Adele became famous for dancing with her son on stage—including at 90 years old, during a show in 2016.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Heartwell Park is used for weeknight youth sports and features multiple courts and arenas, per Long Beach's website.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Essence, 6 Nov. 2025
Greensky is celebrating 25 years together with their latest album, XXV, a record that celebrates their steady climb over a quarter century from pizza shops and dive bars into arenas.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
When Clark is on the floor, arenas sell out and viewership hits record highs.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Randle has called both arenas home during his career, and noted the new Target Center situation reminds him of his time in Los Angeles.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
When Shakira first announced her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran outing in April 2024, the route took her to arenas across the continent that fall.
—Leila Cobo, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
Numerous teams, including the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals, MLB’s Arizona Diamondbacks and the NBA’s Washington Wizards, have signed deals to put physical betting shops inside their stadiums and arenas, Matheson noted.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
When Bruce began touring and selling out arenas, Adele became famous for dancing with her son on stage—including at 90 years old, during a show in 2016.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Heartwell Park is used for weeknight youth sports and features multiple courts and arenas, per Long Beach's website.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arenas
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Cineplex Münster, celebrating 25 years of operation this month, will be the first theater in the world with two HDR by Barco enabled auditoriums, representing a technological expansion to their current PLF offering.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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Universal is re-releasing Back to the Future in 1,900 theaters including Imax auditoriums.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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However, Thailand does not recognize the ICJ’s jurisdiction and claims that some areas along the border were never fully demarcated, including the sites of several ancient temples.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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Shmidman said areas of growth can be geographical, categories, experiences, lifestyle or hospitality.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
10 Nov. 2025
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Starting in September of 2024, the 35-date trek moved through arenas and amphitheaters in North America, Europe and Central America, averaging slightly more than 10,000 tickets and $838,000 in revenue per show, according to numbers reported to Billboard Boxscore.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
25 Sep. 2025
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The documentary explores the history of the groundbreaking festival, which sold out amphitheaters nationwide for three consecutive summers with lineups including Sheryl Crow, The Indigo Girls, Bonnie Raitt, Liz Phair, Paula Cole, Suzanne Vega and Erykah Badu.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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Does this explain, perhaps, why Hopkins would then traffic back and forth between the grand realms of British classical theatre and the badlands of the movies, over the years, with an ease denied even to Olivier?—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Jack is curious about life’s mysteries and wants to learn about the elements that make up all the realms.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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But research increasingly shows that the aftereffects of disasters last longer, and extend to more domains of our lives, than official death tolls can capture.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
11 Nov. 2025
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Researchers have found a winner's curse in many other domains.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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But because of the lack of structure, the coach is involved in decisions across many different areas and departments.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The degree of knowledge required to stand out in this field is so high that a few leaders, including Breguet, have spent more than three decades at their maisons, often cycling through various departments.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
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Dockery is often called the birthplace of the Delta blues, where workers toiled in the hot fields by day and sang songs of joy, pain and hope at night.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, collaborations are proving to be their go-to formula to experimenting in different fields.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
10 Nov. 2025
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In his own secret lair, Vilgefortz learns from Istredd that Ciri possesses a the power to collapse space and time — not only for the Continent, but for other spheres of reality.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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These are frequently shaped into nested spheres—though there are many exceptions, including intricate axial symmetries.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Arenas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arenas. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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