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Recent Examples of plaza
The lean is an illusion created by the street wall folding back to open up a plaza for outdoor sculpture.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 19 Mar. 2026
But the concept should expand beyond a single plaza that is often too crowded.
—Liam Stanton, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Sacramento renamed a plaza in downtown for Chavez in 1997.
—Mathew Miranda
updated March 17, Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Florence’s Miller & Lux Provisions shuttered in February 2025 after receiving city backing and a $440,000 grant to help launch two cafés in the plaza, according to previous Chronicle reporting.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 19 Mar. 2026
But the concept should expand beyond a single plaza that is often too crowded.
—Liam Stanton, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Sacramento renamed a plaza in downtown for Chavez in 1997.
—Mathew Miranda
updated March 17, Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Florence’s Miller & Lux Provisions shuttered in February 2025 after receiving city backing and a $440,000 grant to help launch two cafés in the plaza, according to previous Chronicle reporting.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaza
Noun
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Your 7th House of Care and your 10th House of Jobs are activated by this Venus-Jupiter square, which also affects the New Moon in your practical 6th house.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Less than a mile from the historic buildings that line Pomona’s downtown square, three acres of land are populated by trees, chickens roam free among vegetable sprouts and butterflies hover over blooming flowers.—
Nicole Macias Garibay,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Once a hardware warehouse, the 1910 Marshall Wells Lofts building in the Pearl District surrounds a central open-air atrium with trees, planting beds, and seating.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
16 Mar. 2026
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Visited by Wilder Davies While many hotels in New York (including several on this list) inhabit iconic historic buildings, only the Beekman can lay claim to a dramatic 19th century central atrium, which is itself a city landmark.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Bright and early the next morning, Mustapha Abdelfatah, a bespectacled translator-chaperone, and a beefy driver-bodyguard named Slimane Labaoui, who, in a bit of cross-cultural typecasting, played a warrior in Gladiator, met me in the forecourt of Dar Ahlam.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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Following the vote, dozens of film and television workers gathered in the City Hall forecourt for a news conference celebrating the council’s action.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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After all, a sandy dance floor calls for a very different footwear strategy than a reception set atop a stone terrace—if shoes are required at all.—
Sarah Zendejas,
Vogue,
22 Mar. 2026
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The condo features two private exterior elevators and a private 1,800-square-foot rooftop terrace that looks out on the mountains and Denver Botanic Gardens.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In 1889, President Benjamin Harrison and his wife proposed large wings to the east and west sides of the house with a conservatory to the south that would have created a private courtyard.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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When the weather is warm, the best tables are those in the meditative interior courtyard open to blue sky, drifting clouds and the breeze ruffling sudare screens.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Plaza.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaza. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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