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Recent Examples of colosseum
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.
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Betsy Andrews, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2025
Draped in flowy silk capes and adorned with rattling, chunky gold, and silver rings, Denzel Washington embodies the flashiest villain and the colosseum’s bullpen organizer, Macrinus.
—Malik Peay, Essence, 3 Dec. 2024
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
When Macrinus is in the suburban colosseum with the baboons, his outfit is subtle and majestic.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
So who would win if the two characters Rheon played were dropped into the colosseum for a gladiatorial bout?
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 19 July 2024
After a decade-long break from modeling, the Kansas City, Mo. native recently returned to set for a photo shoot with New York City artists Tanner Abel and Nicholas Needham to recreate her iconic Italian colosseum portrait from the show.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2024
Betsy Andrews, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2025
Draped in flowy silk capes and adorned with rattling, chunky gold, and silver rings, Denzel Washington embodies the flashiest villain and the colosseum’s bullpen organizer, Macrinus.
—Malik Peay, Essence, 3 Dec. 2024
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
When Macrinus is in the suburban colosseum with the baboons, his outfit is subtle and majestic.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
So who would win if the two characters Rheon played were dropped into the colosseum for a gladiatorial bout?
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 19 July 2024
After a decade-long break from modeling, the Kansas City, Mo. native recently returned to set for a photo shoot with New York City artists Tanner Abel and Nicholas Needham to recreate her iconic Italian colosseum portrait from the show.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colosseum
Noun
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Beef liver may not be a gladiator-crushing lion ready to dethrone kale in some fictive nutritional coliseum.—
Valerie Trapp,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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The lush, five-star, Orange County resort also boasts a striking coliseum pool, ocean-view golf, a handful of bar and dining establishments and plenty of picturesque walking paths.—
Dahvi Shira,
Forbes,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Fans can save money by paying for parking before arriving to the stadium.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Stroitel were confident of soon doing the same, which explains why there had been such a concerted push for a new stadium with better facilities, including those floodlights.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Colosseum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colosseum. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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