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grandstand

noun

Definition of grandstand

as in audience

a group of spectators

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Recent Examples of grandstand Over at Shinnecock, empty grandstands greeted the likes of Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy. — Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 21 June 2026 After the broadcast of the trophy presentation ended on TV, the celebration spilled into a hallway underneath the grandstands, where players and coaches took turns waiting in line for their official picture with the trophy. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 June 2026 According to Explora staff, 100 guests onboard bought access to the Paddock club and the grandstand. — Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 17 June 2026 Car horns become percussion instruments and fire escapes become grandstands. — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 14 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for grandstand

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Those included a charmingly cluttered Bucket family home, a lush candyland with the smell of chocolate piped through the Royal Theater to complement the full-size mock chocolate river, and a glass elevator that flew above the audience.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 6 July 2026
While the choreography was designed for a global TV audience, the underlying technology has broader industrial applications.

— Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of audience

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Historic downtown Jackson has oodles of charm with its art galleries, shops, restaurants, historic bars, and antler-arched square.

— Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Pop in and out of galleries and museums—including Site Santa Fe, a contemporary art museum—shop for interiors and fine jewelry, or just sit back with a beer at Second Street Brewery, which has live music almost nightly.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

Definition of gallery

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Authorities wanted to close what some consider a legal loophole allowing cardrooms to offer blackjack and games in which players play against the house.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Bieber recently brought down the house at this year’s Coachella, playing both weekends as the headliner.

— Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of house

Noun

And at times members of the congregation thank her and others for casting aside those anxieties and keeping this place going.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
The Zion Church is among the largest churches that are unregistered with the Chinese authorities, defying restrictions from the officially atheist Communist Party requiring believers to worship only in registered congregations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026

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