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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
Those expenses would include staff, travel, security, arenas and charter flights.
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Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Those expenses would include upgraded facilities, charter flights, five-star hotels, medical services, security and arenas.
—Doug Feinberg, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Those expenses would include upgraded facilities, charter flights, five-star hotels, medical services, security and arenas.
—Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
The league used two portable refrigeration units to create the ice, which is slightly thicker than at normal NHL arenas (each sheet is about 2 1/2 inches thick compared to 1 1/2 inches).
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
Allen Fieldhouse is just one of several possible arenas to be considered if the NBA does shift from Las Vegas to college arenas.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 26 Dec. 2025
The hosts discuss the growing chorus of people that believe states and counties should not give billions to sports teams for their stadiums and arenas, and why that doesn’t seem to be slowing the cadence of deals like this.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 25 Dec. 2025
For instance, Major League Baseball stadiums and many other professional sports arenas have gone cashless.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
The January shows were slated to take place at arenas in Florida, South Carolina and Georgia, according to the singer's website.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Those expenses would include upgraded facilities, charter flights, five-star hotels, medical services, security and arenas.
—Doug Feinberg, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Those expenses would include upgraded facilities, charter flights, five-star hotels, medical services, security and arenas.
—Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
The league used two portable refrigeration units to create the ice, which is slightly thicker than at normal NHL arenas (each sheet is about 2 1/2 inches thick compared to 1 1/2 inches).
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
Allen Fieldhouse is just one of several possible arenas to be considered if the NBA does shift from Las Vegas to college arenas.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 26 Dec. 2025
The hosts discuss the growing chorus of people that believe states and counties should not give billions to sports teams for their stadiums and arenas, and why that doesn’t seem to be slowing the cadence of deals like this.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 25 Dec. 2025
For instance, Major League Baseball stadiums and many other professional sports arenas have gone cashless.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
The January shows were slated to take place at arenas in Florida, South Carolina and Georgia, according to the singer's website.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arenas
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Instead of costly real estate leases, IMAX makes deals with cinema chains to install its equipment into their auditoriums and then takes a share of the box office receipts for films screened in those theaters.—
Sarah Whitten,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2026
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Camera Cinemas — the independent outfit led by Jack NyBlom, Jim Zuur and Dennis Skaggs — came in, renovated and added four auditoriums and reopened in July 2002 with a combo of first-run blockbusters and independent movies.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Experts recommend cleaning the space beneath and behind major appliances once or twice a year, though large households may need to clean these areas more frequently.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2026
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The subject areas range from public health to cybersecurity to business administration to arts in psychology.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Watch an opera at the Arena, one of the world’s largest surviving ancient Roman amphitheaters.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Dec. 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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This annual showcase is tied to Rolling Stone‘s annual Future of Music issue, our look at what’s new and what’s next in all realms of music.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
8 Jan. 2026
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Beyond this period, 2026 can bring many blessings in the realms of career, finance, creativity, innovation, protection, love, and family.—
Kimberly King,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Jan. 2026
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How Koi uncovered DarkSpectre's hidden network The breakthrough came when Koi analysts examined two domains tied to ShadyPanda.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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Alongside the models, NVIDIA released large-scale open datasets covering multiple domains.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Jan. 2026
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The technology uses sound to detect gunfire and alerts police departments to the area of that sound.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
12 Jan. 2026
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The legislation would modify federal highway and freight safety programs to allow grant recipients, such as state departments of transportation, to use vehicle telematics and predictive analytics to identify infrastructure concerns.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Jan. 2026
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World’s first 20 MW turbine The world’s first 20 MW turbine, developed and built in China, boasts of three blades that are 482 feet (147 m) long and sweep an area of 10 football fields.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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That was obvious in Palm Beach County when county commissioners were poised last month to rubber stamp a data center complex roughly the size of 150 football fields.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
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Where would the boundaries of such spheres fall in the Arctic or Pacific, for example?—
Comfort Ero,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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In recent years, AgroPlay has ventured beyond the world of music and into the spheres of sports and influencer management.—
Carolina Abbott Galvão,
The Dial,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Arenas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arenas. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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