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Recent Examples of plaza
Comprising a group of large-scale photos of the members of the women’s basketball team the New York Liberty, the work was installed on the Barclays Center plaza.
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News Desk, Artforum, 3 Apr. 2026
Someone had stashed a film camera in an apartment high above the plaza, capturing a scene of rowdy onlookers feasting on sausage sandwiches and uncorking bottles of wine as—after a series of delays—the blade dropped on Weidmann’s nape.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
Four causeways in the cardinal directions connect the mainland to a central plaza, which contains two sacrificial temples.
—Big Think, 1 Apr. 2026
Two Layouts, Zero Decisions The plaza will feature vertical illuminated plaques honoring Wall of Fame members and Western New York history, with additional space to dedicate names inside the stadium itself.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
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News Desk, Artforum, 3 Apr. 2026
Someone had stashed a film camera in an apartment high above the plaza, capturing a scene of rowdy onlookers feasting on sausage sandwiches and uncorking bottles of wine as—after a series of delays—the blade dropped on Weidmann’s nape.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
Four causeways in the cardinal directions connect the mainland to a central plaza, which contains two sacrificial temples.
—Big Think, 1 Apr. 2026
Two Layouts, Zero Decisions The plaza will feature vertical illuminated plaques honoring Wall of Fame members and Western New York history, with additional space to dedicate names inside the stadium itself.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaza
Noun
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Floor-to-ceiling windows, double-paned with blown glass à l'ancienne, reveal the Place des Vosges and its leafy Louis XIII square.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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As Guthrie became visibly emotional, weather anchor Al Roker pulled out his pocket square and gave it to her.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The company will by mid-2027 expand the existing 94th-floor observation deck up to the 95th floor, add a three-story atrium and fill the 96th floor with a 14,000-square-foot private event space.—
Brian J. Rogal,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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The 100-story building is centered around an atrium space and serves as the headquarters for the Ping An Insurance company.—
Nathalie Nietzsche-Knappe,
Architectural Digest,
7 Apr. 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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Around the stone swimming pool, at the beach club with the white umbrellas lined up in front of the sea, and at the bar and on the rooms’ terraces, the hotel had the atmosphere of a private club.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026
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The aquarium is part of a wellness area comprising a hammam, sauna, massage room, cryotherapy, and a relaxation area with an opening terrace.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Rooms are in muted tones of grey, green, and dusky blue, and even the smallest have plenty of space with king-size beds and a table and chairs—the city views are more interesting, but the ones overlooking the courtyard have dinky Juliette balconies as a consolation.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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Residents were gathered in a courtyard for a festive holiday party.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Plaza.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaza. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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