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Recent Examples of colosseum
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.
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 19 July 2025
In recent years, tourists have been arrested for driving e-scooters and a Maserati down the Spanish Steps, carving initials into the Roman colosseum, and riding a moped into the ancient ruins of Pompeii.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 23 May 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
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
Jamie Carter, Space.com, 19 July 2025
In recent years, tourists have been arrested for driving e-scooters and a Maserati down the Spanish Steps, carving initials into the Roman colosseum, and riding a moped into the ancient ruins of Pompeii.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 23 May 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colosseum
Noun
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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,
9 July 2025
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The outdoor sets will bookend The Format’s headlining performance in the coliseum.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
9 July 2025
Noun
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That stadium’s zip code is nearly all MetLife, with just 10,000 people living in it, according to postal service data.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The hope is that the solar park project will, in time, include panels in the stadium’s car park to produce further renewable energy.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Colosseum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colosseum. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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