1
as in auditoriums
a large room or building for enclosed public gatherings
watched the hockey game in the new sports arena
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
2
as in areas
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
has a lot of influence in the local business arena
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of arenas
The union represent over 30,000 workers across hotels, airports and sports arenas in LA and broader Southern California.
—
Adam Crafton, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
As prices soar across stadiums and arenas nationwide, Augusta National — home of the Masters golf tournament — is once again standing out for its low prices.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Ticketmaster dominates sales for amphitheaters and arenas but not other venue types such as sports stadiums, theaters and clubs.
—Leah Nylen, Bloomberg, 9 Apr. 2026
Winning the ‘hospital war’ Behind their warm-and-fuzzy marketing, industry giants Abbott, maker of Similac products, and Mead Johnson, maker of the Enfamil line, have turned neonatal intensive care units into arenas of brutal competition.
—David Hilzenrath, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Unlike at most stadiums and arenas across the country, clear bags are not required at Augusta National.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
These incredible athletes are selling out arenas, driving growing interest in live sports and inspiring the next generation of great athletes.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
The song’s real staying power is in stadiums and arenas.
—Ryan Brennan
april 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
From there, Boys Noize was drafted as the opening act on the Peel It Back run, which hit North American arenas both last fall and earlier this year.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 8 Apr. 2026
Adam Crafton, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
As prices soar across stadiums and arenas nationwide, Augusta National — home of the Masters golf tournament — is once again standing out for its low prices.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Ticketmaster dominates sales for amphitheaters and arenas but not other venue types such as sports stadiums, theaters and clubs.
—Leah Nylen, Bloomberg, 9 Apr. 2026
Winning the ‘hospital war’ Behind their warm-and-fuzzy marketing, industry giants Abbott, maker of Similac products, and Mead Johnson, maker of the Enfamil line, have turned neonatal intensive care units into arenas of brutal competition.
—David Hilzenrath, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Unlike at most stadiums and arenas across the country, clear bags are not required at Augusta National.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
These incredible athletes are selling out arenas, driving growing interest in live sports and inspiring the next generation of great athletes.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
The song’s real staying power is in stadiums and arenas.
—Ryan Brennan
april 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
From there, Boys Noize was drafted as the opening act on the Peel It Back run, which hit North American arenas both last fall and earlier this year.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arenas
Noun
-
Steer clear of windows and avoid seeking refuge in large open areas such as cafeterias, gymnasiums, or auditoriums.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2026
-
Students in New York City are learning to play tennis in unlikely places -- their school hallways, cafeterias and auditoriums -- thanks to a free after-school program.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Aid groups say the true toll could be much higher as access to areas of fighting across the vast country remains limited.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
-
Texas' stores included six in North Texas – Frisco, Grapevine, Highland Village, Lewisville, Mansfield and North Richland Hills – along with others in the Austin, San Antonio, Tyler and Houston areas.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Following that fest, the trek will hit North American amphitheaters and arenas, including a two-night stop at Morrison, Colorado’s Red Rocks.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
13 Apr. 2026
-
Ticketmaster dominates sales for amphitheaters and arenas but not other venue types such as sports stadiums, theaters and clubs.—
Leah Nylen,
Bloomberg,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Mortal Kombat 2 will focus on the Mortal Kombat tournament, the big battle in which warriors from different realms face off against one another in a fight to the bloody finish.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
-
For Aristotle, relationships are a portal into the realms of the vast and mysterious universe.—
Ross Channing Reed,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
The science looks so similar across different domains, in terms of how much genetics matters, but our response to the science in the culture can swing really wildly from one direction to the other.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
-
The group then used its control of routers to change DNS lookups for select websites, including, Microsoft said, domains for the company’s 365 service.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
This story is republished via CT Community News, a service of the Connecticut Student Journalism Collaborative, an organization sponsored by journalism departments at college and university campuses across the state.—
Mikayla Bunnell,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
-
On March 24, the Board of Supervisors, led by Supervisor Margaret Abe Koga with support and input from our county’s labor unions, ordered a comprehensive study on AI use across county departments, to set guidelines so future technology solutions improve jobs instead of replacing them.—
Maria Noel Fernandez,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
These courses prepare senior servicepeople for positions of responsibility in the national-defense arena and also provide them with the opportunity to collaborate with their civilian counterparts, many of whom will go on to be leaders in a multitude of strategically important fields.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
-
The lake has been shrinking for decades as farmers divert melting snow and rain onto fields to grow crops, including alfalfa for cattle.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Vakil and his colleagues, Balázs Elek of the University of New South Wales and Jim Bryan of the University of British Columbia, were interested in studying how spheres can be embedded in special spaces called flag varieties.—
Konstantin Kakaes,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Apr. 2026
-
The spheres burst gently in my mouth, releasing a pleasant cascade of briny water.—
Megan Zhang,
Saveur,
8 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Arenas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arenas. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
