gardens

Definition of gardensnext
plural of garden
as in auditoriums
a large room or building for enclosed public gatherings we used to go to Boston's historic garden to hear concerts and see basketball games

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Recent Examples of gardens Pruning these plants in autumn makes gardens look more refined in winter and reduces the number of gardening chores in spring. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2026 The campus brings together a museum designed to tell the story of Obama’s life and presidency, a Chicago Public Library branch, performance space, athletic center, outdoor gardens, playgrounds, and a sledding hill. Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 11 Jan. 2026 Space each shelf evenly for bulky items, or organize it with three shorter shelves at the top and a tall opening at the bottom to hold extra bags of potting soil for container gardens. Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2026 Ideally, cuttings should be taken just after roses drop their leaves in fall or immediately before the flower buds begin to break in late winter; however, cuttings can be taken any time in winter as long as gardens aren’t experiencing spells of extreme cold. Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 10 Jan. 2026 Afternoons can be spent exploring Salina, drinking tea by the hotel’s curved pool, or dozing off on one of the siesta beds placed around the gardens. Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026 With prices at the grocery store still high, many people are turning to a more sustainable source of food – gardens. Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2026 Indeed, where temperatures stay above 40 degrees, this hybrid of two South African natives blooms all twelve months of the year in coastal gardens. Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025 When the gardens opened in 1988, with three acres within Tradewinds Park, there were butterfly aviaries and a farm and research center. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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Noun
  • Instead of costly real estate leases, IMAX makes deals with cinema chains to install its equipment into their auditoriums and then takes a share of the box office receipts for films screened in those theaters.
    Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Camera Cinemas — the independent outfit led by Jack NyBlom, Jim Zuur and Dennis Skaggs — came in, renovated and added four auditoriums and reopened in July 2002 with a combo of first-run blockbusters and independent movies.
    Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Watch an opera at the Arena, one of the world’s largest surviving ancient Roman amphitheaters.
    Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Starting in September of 2024, the 35-date trek moved through arenas and amphitheaters in North America, Europe and Central America, averaging slightly more than 10,000 tickets and $838,000 in revenue per show, according to numbers reported to Billboard Boxscore.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Gardens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gardens. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.

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