as in stadium
a large usually roofless building for sporting events with tiers of seats for spectators the local coliseum is a standard stop for rock bands on tour

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Recent Examples on the Web The coliseum will also host the opening night of the MLB Draft presented by Nike on Sunday, July 14. Jaida Joyner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 July 2024 Fairfield couple Daina Senatore and Jonathan Reeve have broken ground for it at 20 George St. – on the former coliseum site. Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2024 There were a lot of young musicians in the coliseum taking notes that night. Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2024 Surrounded by police, plain-clothes detectives and Secret Service agents, Obregón and his host convened in the coliseum where warm greetings were exchanged to a large crowd including Mexican residents. Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for coliseum 

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“Coliseum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coliseum. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.

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