Thesaurus results for PAVILIONS

pavilions

noun

plural of pavilion

as in kiosks

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 pavilions In Venice, artists, gallery attendants, and cultural workers closed down pavilions and marched from the Campo Santa Margherita to Rialto. — News Desk, Artforum, 2 Nov. 2026 Around 80,000 ticket-paying fans per day flooded the city and visited the various pavilions, exhibitions and pop-up experiences dotted throughout the city. — John Bleasdale, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026 The Ritz-Carlton Spa floats out over the crashing waves, with its six pod-like pavilions inspired by traditional Malay fishing traps, or ‘bubus’. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026 The organizers had initially pitched the exhibition’s modest price tag as a selling point, calling it one of the cheapest US pavilions ever mounted. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 29 Oct. 2026 There are administrative pavilions, post offices, banks, clinics, and two universities. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 Around 3,500 Durga Puja pavilions, known locally as pandals, have been set up across Kolkata for the festival. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 The current phase of revitalization is called United Village, where a new hotel, two restaurant pavilions and more are being built. — Frankie McLister, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 The pavilions — along with another grill and a section featuring Evanston and North Shore food — are open before and during games. — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

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Travelers use self-service kiosks in the Delta check-in area at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday, July 2, 2026.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026
Inglewood signed a deal with WOW Media for 60 digital signs carrying 108 screens, some of them bus-shelter-sized kiosks.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of kiosks

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Penn operates four casinos in Pennsylvania as well as video gaming terminals in that state and other jurisdictions, and has three casinos in Missouri.

— Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
In September, Encore, the largest of the state’s three casinos and subject to a 25% tax on gross gaming revenue, posted its lowest gross gaming revenues in more than five years, according to data from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission.

— State House News Service, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2026