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plaza

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as in square

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Recent Examples of plaza Historically, the downtown plaza has gone through several names, including San Jose Plaza and Park Plaza, before it was named Plaza de Cesar Chavez in 1993. — Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 15 July 2026 The garage would be topped with a public plaza featuring six acres of public park space. — Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 13 July 2026 Often, he was told, immigrants aren’t given the chance to call family members before they’re released, and are dropped off at a nearby plaza, often with uncharged cellphones or no phone at all. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 These get forwarded across the internet, and soon masses of young people are surging into an urban plaza or park, often terrifying any adult who happens to be nearby. — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for plaza

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For his third foray in the area, Starck channeled Arcachon’s neo-19th-century architecture at a 28-room property primely positioned in the town square to face the bay.

— Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026
The city and the Earthquakes, San Jose’s hometown Major League Soccer club, transformed the square into a weeks-long festival.

— Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 19 July 2026

Definition of square

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The atrium features a showpiece sofa shaped like the infinity sign, plus playful brass and handspun wool chairs by Egg Designs, while the library room’s backlit shelves are stacked with Assouline coffee table books and various objets d’art.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026
Trump was probably right that cutting down the trees made the atrium look better, Res recalled.

— Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

Definition of atrium

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Tourists are seen at the forecourt of the iconic Gateway of India as a digital display of messaging app WhatsApp is displayed, in Mumbai on August 25, 2023.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 2 July 2026
In Ryazan, Russia, video shows a fight breaking out near a forecourt as drivers waited for fuel.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of forecourt

Noun

Guests spill out onto the three-part terrace, with its overhead heaters, barbecue space, and The Cigar Garden, where tobacco lovers can take their pick of Havanas from the humidor and lose themselves in a smoky haze until closing time.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2026
Those uninterested in the South of France or the northeastern tip of Spain could enjoy the Mediterranean climate on Gothic-style rooftop terraces overlooking the lush Turkish forest.

— Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026

Definition of terrace

Noun

While its historic character remains intact, the guest rooms, restaurant, and courtyard have been thoughtfully updated with modern comforts.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026
Russian footage posted from that time shows what appears to be their infantry’s point of view from inside an apartment complex courtyard, off the town’s Gromov Street, on the southwestern edges again.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

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