as in coliseum
a large usually roofless building for sporting events with tiers of seats for spectators run 10 laps around the colosseum

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Recent Examples of colosseum One of the largest Nazi projects still standing, the sprawling, colosseum-style compound was immortalized in Leni Riefenstahl’s propaganda films. Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025 Visits include the Kerkennah Islands and the largest colosseum in North Africa, with a total solar eclipse visible for 5 minutes, 40 seconds from Chaffar Beach. Jamie Carter, Space.com, 19 July 2025 Earlier this month, an American tourist had to undergo emergency surgery after he was impaled on a spire after trying to climb over a fence surrounding the ancient Roman colosseum. Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 23 May 2025 But this was Turkey, with its rich layers of history, and there were colosseums and temples to Apollo and Artemis to visit — and more wines to drink — in the week to come. Betsy Andrews, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2025 The instrumentalist compared the feeling of stepping foot into those stadiums every weekend to a gladiator making his way into a colosseum. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024 The colosseum flooding alone would earn it a top spot among contenders for the remaining seats at the awards table. Mark Hughes, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024 However, Lucius is brought back to the colosseum after being captured in North Africa. Malik Peay, Essence, 3 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colosseum
Noun
  • The row of homes in the Queen Anne style had emerged in an era when architects were starting to be seen as artists and were lauded for putting designs together like collagists, plucking chimneys from a medieval village and arches from a Roman coliseum.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The coliseum concert marks The Format’s first full-band performance since 2007, although Sam Means and Nate Ruess did surprise fans at a 2020 viewing party for a Format concert film in downtown Phoenix with a full unplugged reunion concert.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Inter Miami’s new stadium, Miami Freedom Park, is under construction and scheduled to open for the 2026 season.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Look at the stadium, full to the brim… with empty seats.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025

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“Colosseum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colosseum. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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