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grandstand

noun

Definition of grandstand

as in audience

a group of spectators

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Recent Examples of grandstand Sidewalks that people normally mill around were covered with fencing and grandstands were constructed on other areas. — Keith Laing, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 Toto’s Bar and Bacchus Restaurant are agreeable places for drinks and meals, with grandstand views of all the yachting action in the bay. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026 The area around the track has been transformed over the past several weeks to make way for the construction of grandstands and enormous barriers, with large portions of the area blocked off to traffic and pedestrians. — Stefan Becket, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 Carey said Hawthorne would have a state-of-the-art $40 million casino, and its grandstand was partially demolished to launch the project. — Neil Milbert, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grandstand

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Noun

Parkinson usually plays things a bit straighter with the media, but his presence in the away dugout did provide the 20,056-capacity crowd — and an audience watching on TV on both sides of the Atlantic — with a fascinating clash of styles.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Speaking on-stage during a live episode of The Rest Is Entertainment podcast in London, Osman told the audience that The Celebrity Traitors will premiere on September 23.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of audience

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While Taylor did not appear in the gallery of photos, she was included in a group shot that the Clé Cachée founder posted on her Instagram Stories during the trip.

— Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
The town has a surprisingly robust arts scene, with multiple galleries featuring art, jewelry, and homewares.

— Jill Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of gallery

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Not long after, the teen got into a vehicle with Marcareno, made a U-turn and drove past the house, where Rodriguez Fernandez fired six shots from the passenger seat — striking and killing a woman, according to court records.

— Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 15 Sep. 2026
The state doesn’t even know the mother and daughter exist until social workers arrive at the house in the aftermath of Ralph’s accidental death while working a construction site.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of house

Noun

Cue an increasingly fraught war of words — and, eventually and inevitably, other very American weapons — in the congregation, with even the good preacher tiring of turning the other cheek.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
Montilus said many Haitian members of her congregation, legal or not, are afraid to leave their homes for church.

— Nathan Lee, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

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