plaza

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Recent Examples of plaza Nearly eighty Mexican cultural figures have signed an open letter decrying the installation of Pedro Reyes’s Tlali in the plaza of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s new David Geffen Galleries. News Desk, Artforum, 6 May 2026 South of the central plaza are the four pickleball courts. Amanda Rosa may 6, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026 There is also a rooftop garden with views of the Hollywood sign, a reflective garden, classroom spaces for educational programs, an open-air performance plaza and a pavilion housing a Holocaust-era boxcar. Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026 Specifically, Chval referenced the controversial future of a slip lane that is part of the Sloan Triangle at Prospect and Park Avenues and its possible future use as a plaza. Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for plaza
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaza
Noun
  • There was Framber Valdez’s 94-mph fastball — his lone four-seam fastball of the 2026 season — that hit Trevor Story square in the back and spurred the benches to clear.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 6 May 2026
  • At the same time, Pluto will be forming a tense square to Chiron (soon entering Taurus) while opposing Jupiter in Leo, which could result in global power struggles, ego clashes, and visible battles surrounding influence, leadership, wealth, and control.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • Some of the rooms even look down into the building’s atrium, which Thornton notes was a challenge to build, but worth the effort.
    Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
  • Moscow — High-energy pop music blares out across the atrium of a glitzy shopping mall in a middle-class Moscow suburb.
    Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • Down on the forecourt of Old Trafford, supporters queue for the club’s megastore, take photos of the stadium, grab some pre-match food or simply kill time before kick-off.
    Chris McKenna, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • The restaurant, which also has locations in Saint-Tropez, Paris, Dubai, Rome and Bodrum, has indoor and terrace seating, with poolside tables, beach cabanas, sunbeds and a store.
    Connie Ogle May 8, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
  • Surrounded by mature trees, dense greenery, and high walls, the grounds create a private, park-like idyll with sloping lawns, spacious terraces, and views toward the Hollywood Hills and Griffith Park Observatory, with a swimming pool at the center of the estate.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Framed by wrought-iron balconies and illuminated by the warm glow of copper gas lanterns, the courtyard centers around a custom fountain and a wood-burning fireplace.
    Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
  • Outdoor spaces include a small event lawn at the front of the house and a courtyard outside the office centered around a Japanese maple tree.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 May 2026

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“Plaza.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaza. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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