gardens

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 The rooms Nestled on 20 acres of private woodlands, the eight-room inn carries a timeless elegance, with design features like stone patios, hidden gardens, and exposed 18th-century beams cutting through various rooms. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026 The gardens are on the east side of campus behind the R Building. Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 Organizers arranged nearly two dozen panel sessions throughout the day, letting participants choose among six smaller conversations at several points during the day, while leaving room for informal chats in the gardens. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026 According to the University of Florida, when looking for food, armadillos dig numerous holes in golf courses, lawns, flowerbeds, and gardens. Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2026 Near present-day Trujillo, Chan Chan was the biggest city of the Americas in its prime, complete with gardens, plazas, pyramids, and mausoleums spread across nine square miles. Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026 In a work so dense with references, mistakes will sprout like crabgrass; write a big book on André Le Nôtre’s formal gardens and the earthworm experts will gather to deride your confusion. Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 If organic remains are well-preserved, archaeologists could learn more about the nuns' diets and the plants grown in the convent gardens. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026 European Inspiration Tuscan kitchens, French country living rooms, and English cottage gardens were all big hits with moms in the 1990s. Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gardens
Noun
  • Theaters may still appear crowded, but there are fewer auditoriums, meaning attendance remains down from 2019 levels by almost a quarter of a billion admissions, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.
    Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The theater was squarely in the exhibition vanguard then, designed and equipped as a boutique-size 750-seat alternative to the massive Balaban & Katz auditoriums of the day.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Live Nation agreed to let the Lumineers play in the amphitheaters, but only if I was not involved.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Neil Young did originally book Dolly Parton as the opening act for four dates on his 1978 fall tour of arenas and amphitheaters.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026

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“Gardens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gardens. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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