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Recent Examples of grandstands
With this season’s addition of approximately 300 extra seats in temporary bleachers down the right-field, McCombs has an official capacity of approximately 1,552 for the grandstands.
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Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
With the snow and ice cleared from the track and grandstands, drivers have zoomed around the North Carolina short track built in Bowman Gray Stadium — a multi-use facility that also hosts Winston-Salem State University football games — and went through practice and qualifying without a hitch.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 4 Feb. 2026
The game follows the Rose Parade, where an estimated 700,000 people travel from near and far to the grandstands and sidewalks of Pasadena to watch.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
The cheapest seats on Ticketmaster on Monday were selling for more than $500 for seats in the upper grandstands.
—Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
The race winner is in the shadows — literally — and out of view of many in the grandstands.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
The hills of Bethpage State Park create miniature valleys and canyons throughout the property, and in turn, the grandstands from the 15th to 17th holes create an amphitheater of chaos encircled by huge video boards.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The track’s curves are painted in the green, white and red of the Italian flag, grandstands are embedded into the landscape and campsites sprawl into the distance.
—Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Several premium seat options are no longer available, but some general admission tickets in the grandstands are available.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
With the snow and ice cleared from the track and grandstands, drivers have zoomed around the North Carolina short track built in Bowman Gray Stadium — a multi-use facility that also hosts Winston-Salem State University football games — and went through practice and qualifying without a hitch.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 4 Feb. 2026
The game follows the Rose Parade, where an estimated 700,000 people travel from near and far to the grandstands and sidewalks of Pasadena to watch.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
The cheapest seats on Ticketmaster on Monday were selling for more than $500 for seats in the upper grandstands.
—Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
The race winner is in the shadows — literally — and out of view of many in the grandstands.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
The hills of Bethpage State Park create miniature valleys and canyons throughout the property, and in turn, the grandstands from the 15th to 17th holes create an amphitheater of chaos encircled by huge video boards.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The track’s curves are painted in the green, white and red of the Italian flag, grandstands are embedded into the landscape and campsites sprawl into the distance.
—Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Several premium seat options are no longer available, but some general admission tickets in the grandstands are available.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandstands
Noun
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There are signs that lawmakers in both parties see the benefits of taking steps to add houses before this year's elections.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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Sixty-five warming spaces — located at hospitals, houses of worship and schools — are active around town throughout the weekend, with warming buses also parked outside many of the hospitals and also transit hubs.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The $720-million structure will serve as the new home for LACMA’s permanent collection with 90 exhibition galleries organized thematically rather than by medium or chronology.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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By inviting guests in after the main galleries have closed, MACAM, which opened last March, is on the vanguard of museums that are adding fresh fine-dining experiences to enliven institutions beyond what’s on the walls.—
Michelle Tchea,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Grandstands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandstands. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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