as in audience
a group of spectators
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Recent Examples of grandstand
Construction of the temporary street course and surrounding grandstands and support facilities for the upcoming NASCAR race weekend at Naval Base Coronado will begin on May 25, with the formal groundbreaking scheduled for the following day.
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Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Meeting fans one by one, the reigning Olympic champion and American record-holder in the high hurdles walked along the main grandstand, signing autographs and taking selfies for about 15 minutes.
—Cory Mull, Austin American Statesman, 5 Apr. 2026
As part of the deal, TSG must pay for the demolition of the stables, grandstand and adjoining structures.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
Another image was shown in court Thursday of Gabehart sitting in the grandstands during Sunday's race at Darlington Raceway.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Meeting fans one by one, the reigning Olympic champion and American record-holder in the high hurdles walked along the main grandstand, signing autographs and taking selfies for about 15 minutes.
—Cory Mull, Austin American Statesman, 5 Apr. 2026
As part of the deal, TSG must pay for the demolition of the stables, grandstand and adjoining structures.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
Another image was shown in court Thursday of Gabehart sitting in the grandstands during Sunday's race at Darlington Raceway.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandstand
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At that point, the audience will have been heartbroken by many characters that are lost along the way.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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On Sunday in Angola, the pope addressed an audience of approximately 130,000 at two events, urging the nation to move beyond its longstanding divisions following a nearly three-decade war that ended in 2002.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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Relatives of the defendant, about a half dozen of whom watched from the gallery at his arraignment, cheered the judge’s decision to cut Alexander loose.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The latest installments in this series are the most eye-catching of the nearly twenty works in Chan’s exhibition at the gallery Greene Naftali.—
Dawn Chan,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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How Washington behaves vis-à-vis those deposits influences the process and reconfigures the balance within the Shia house.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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That high mark owes much to the city’s Ribeira district, which is home to picturesque houses with red terracotta roofs clustered along the Douro River.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2026
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The change lets these entities partner with developers without needing special waivers from local government, though some officials and religious leaders have raised concerns about long-term impacts on congregations.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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He, Wayne and brothers Merrill and Jay formed a barbershop quartet that began performing in 1958 for their Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints congregation.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Grandstand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandstand. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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