grandstand

noun

Definition of grandstandnext
as in audience
a group of spectators

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Recent Examples of grandstand One example of a surprising fashion show led to interaction with guests presenting the spring 2024 collection in Milan, when staff members handed envelopes to attendees seated in the two grandstands facing a minimal black set. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 21 June 2026 Piepenbrink encouraged people to visit the Crete Township Community Center on Cottage Grove Avenue and Monee Road to view photos from a 1952 fire that tore down the Balmoral Park grandstand during renovations. — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 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 See All Example Sentences for grandstand
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  1. audience
  2. gallery
  3. house
  4. congregation
Noun
  • Think early Monkees, but for today’s short-attention-span audience.
    — Jack Baruth, The Washington Examiner, 19 July 2026
  • Universal spent $250 million to produce — a staggering cost for any tentpole these days, especially one that’s rated R — and another $125 million to market to global audiences.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 19 July 2026
Definition of audience
Noun
  • Browse Helsinki’s Design District Helsinki’s Design District stretches across several central neighborhoods and includes almost 200 boutiques, galleries, museums, cafés and studios.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • But at the same time, the Czech capital has grown into a sophisticated and refined luxury option for the discerning traveller, with world-class galleries and a dynamic food scene.
    — Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 21 July 2026
Definition of gallery
Noun
  • Two Indian tourists picked her up and took her to a guest house, where another eight men were waiting, all of them drunk.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • Natalie Boren, an executive VP at recruiter Career Group Companies, responsible for fashion staffing, is surprised how many interviewees cannot muster basic information about a fashion house’s most recent work — or even the creative director’s name.
    — Cami Fateh, Vogue, 22 July 2026
Definition of house
Noun
  • The Wellington Avenue Church congregation voted to join the sanctuary movement — becoming just the second church in the United States to harbor refugees who entered the country illegally.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
  • The congregation may decide to share its space with a variety of community partners.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026
Definition of congregation

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