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plaza

noun

Definition of plaza

as in square

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Recent Examples of plaza Unticketed visitors will be able to enter the plaza, café, and gift shop, but the museum will require all visitors to enter through security booths off the plaza. — News Desk, Artforum, 5 Oct. 2026 Lula supporters gathered in a downtown Rio de Janeiro plaza cheered as the results came in, but also voiced apprehension about the runoff. — Catherine Osborn, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026 The museum has cited safety concerns as one reason visitors will have to pass security controls before entering the plaza, and an adjacent park has no such barriers. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 The arena is intended to host more than 180 arena events and 40 plaza events per year. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for plaza

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Noun

Lightly flour your work surface, turn the dough out onto the flour and press into a square.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
After news of her death, demonstrators gathered outside Spain's Parliament and in Madrid's Puerta del Sol square, where some observed a minute of silence.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of square

Noun

Related The Band of The Coldstream Guards marched into the palace forecourt in its signature red coats and black bearskins and assembled into lines as a crowd of people looked on from the other side of the gates.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026
Marilyn’s official handprints, footprints, and signature are embedded in the cement of the Chinese Theater’s front forecourt at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard.

— Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of forecourt

Noun

As the day winds down, get cozy in the living room for a game of cards and a glass of South African wine, or watch the sun set from the stone terrace.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
The owner’s cabin, cleverly positioned at the bow, opens to a forward terrace with a Jacuzzi.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of terrace

Noun

Wreckage could be seen floating in a large in-ground pool at the center of a courtyard.

— Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
As for the main home—commissioned by Pittman and Dowell—the impressive, seven-sided structure wraps around a central courtyard and seamlessly integrates Maltzan’s recent addition.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

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