as in kiosk
a freestanding airy structure in a scenic setting (as a park) typically offering commanding views the park's pavilions may be rented for wedding receptions and other social gatherings

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Recent Examples of pavilion There are also many onsite activities, including padel, pickleball, basketball, daily yoga in the beachside pavilion, and cooking classes. Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025 Or head to Ibirapuera Park, where the Oca and Bienal pavilions (both designed by modernist Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer) regularly host major exhibitions and events. AFAR Media, 17 Oct. 2025 The new 146,000-square-foot complex of nine interlocking modernist pavilions, built on the site of the former building that was demolished in 2021, almost doubles the museum’s size. New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 The pavilion was less about spectacle than about sharing — a poetic vision of slow, steady growth that is enduring, modest and quietly transformative. Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pavilion
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Noun
  • Earlier this month , prescription drug kiosks operated by Amazon Pharmacy were launched at some One Medical offices in Los Angeles.
    Morgan Chittum,Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Border points across Schengen have already installed lines of self-service kiosks for travelers to register.
    Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Mets owner and hedge-fund titan Steven Cohen, of course, with his $8 billion Metropolitan Park that would install a Hard Rock casino next door to Citi Field in Queens.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 15 Oct. 2025
  • In this season’s eighth episode, Mabel (Gomez) puts together a ragtag group to crash ladies’ night, to investigate the rumors that Camila (Zellweger) is buying up all the apartments at the Arconia to build her own casino.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Princess Diana and the Duchess of York once turned up at the club dressed as policewomen and many romantic relationships were sealed in the dark alcoves, although the tabloids rarely, if ever, found out.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2025
  • It was situated in an alcove, positioned in the shine of a colored light.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Pavilion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pavilion. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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