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 As the regular season pushes toward the playoffs, the narrative remains heavily anchored to the noise outside the arenas. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026 There’s actually some precedent for sports broadcasters leaving the press box for bigger arenas. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026 The remarks drew activist groups to rally outside WNBA games, heightening tensions inside arenas, and became grist for MAGA influencers such as competitive swimmer turned political activist Riley Gaines. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Others, including the Pax Silica (a new initiative to secure tech supply chains), the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, and AUKUS, seek to govern arenas such as technology, trade, and security. — Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Aside from a 2015 20th anniversary gig at (ready-to-be-razed) RFK Stadium, the Foos have mostly hit arenas and intimate specialty shows in the area. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 One area where podcasts and audiobooks converge is the brutal competition in both arenas. — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 As teams expand corporate partnerships and develop arenas with more luxury seating, Austin is an attractive market for the Spurs. — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026 It was later amended to apply to 3,000 capacity or smaller venues, which exempted larger arenas and stadiums where many fans have felt the weight of rising ticket costs and where much of the secondary reselling market draws activity. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026

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Regal Cinemas, for example, has 4DX auditoriums with multisensory enhancements that bring the film world into the real world with full-body immersion synced up with the on-screen action.

— Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
Given the scarcity of 70mm auditoriums, many of those locations are sold out through September.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of auditoriums

Noun

Specifically designed with game day in mind, the private members areas and bars can be converted into viewing platforms so guests can watch from a lounge or be in the action and watch live from the stands.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
New Atlas The park can be found next to Bonghwa Middle School, not far from Mangu Station, and is reachable via numerous buses from other areas of Seoul.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of areas

Noun

There are way fewer shows at the amphitheaters, though the season’s not over yet.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
Management is retrofitting amphitheaters from as little as 1% premium capacity toward 25% and designing new arenas with up to 30% premium inventory.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 2 July 2026

Definition of amphitheaters

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Across domains such as cognition, cardiorespiratory fitness, and muscular strength, that window can end well before a person becomes unhealthy or unable to work.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
The StartCP control panel manages websites, domains, email accounts, databases, and files from one dashboard.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of domains

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The departments alleged that the school district violated parental rights protected by FERPA.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
While discussing the city’s overall youth violence prevention strategy Tuesday night, council members Lisa Kaplan and Mai Vang both suggested reassessing oversight of the program to create more cohesion with other departments doing similar work.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of departments

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Quantum mechanics means even the lowest-energy state retains unavoidable fluctuations in its fields.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
The 100,000-square-foot facility, which cost more than $150 million, houses two full-sized basketball courts for the WNBA expansion team, and two full-sized soccer fields — one grass, one turf — for the three-time NWSL champion Thorns.

— Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of fields

Noun

As the perfumery acknowledges, these collaborations allow the brand to gain exposure in other creative spheres while also creating a product that is reflective of both specialties.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2026
Such habits eventually enable young adults not only to navigate the online world – but also to interact and flourish in the spheres of higher education, work, and civic participation.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2026

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