arenas

noun

plural of arena
1
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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2
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 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 After playing Cup semifinal and championship games in the first three years of the event in Las Vegas, semifinal games this season will be played at the home arenas of the highest remaining seeds. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026 Live Nation shows are generally held at large arenas such as Golden 1 Center or Toyota Amphitheatre near Wheatland. — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The only non-EDM act who really made an impression on Sunday was Kingfishr, the Irish indie-folk band that is barely known on this side of the Atlantic yet is able to play major arenas back on the Emerald Isle. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026 Grande performed a trio of shows at Chicago's United Center this week after playing arenas in Los Angeles, Atlanta, New York City and other major cities since June. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 Since then, women’s sports activists have rallied around Cunningham and have held events in support of her outside of arenas. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 She was loudly booed during a game in Seattle last week but has been cheered in other arenas. — Greg Cote august 3, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arenas
  1. auditoriums
  2. areas
  3. amphitheaters
  4. realms
  5. domains
  6. departments
  7. fields
  8. spheres
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • The Avengers Pavilion coming to Stark Expo at Hong Kong Disneyland will take guests across realms.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The realms of roots music and Americana are also rife with pop possibilities.
    — Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of realms
Noun
  • Then the criminals set up malicious websites on the fake domains.
    — David Berreby, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The challenge is that manganese telluride normally forms multiple magnetic domains, which can point in different directions.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of domains
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Together, the three scents form the latest collection for Xerjoff Blends, a series of unique fragrances born from the perfume house’s work with notable brands and influential people rooted in culturally significant fields.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Changes in the geopolitical situation and advances in military fields like hypersonic weapon systems are driving a push for deployable launch infrastructure.
    — David Szondy August 15, New Atlas, 15 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
Definition of spheres

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