as in coliseum
a large usually roofless building for sporting events with tiers of seats for spectators
the football game will be held at the new stadium, which seats 100,000 people
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Recent Examples of stadium
The match will be played at Arrowhead, a stadium both Hunt — the daughter of Kansas City Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt — and Green know well.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
This October, Kip Moore will return to South Africa to perform at a 22,000-seat cricket stadium and do back-to-back nights at a Cape Town arena.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2026
Toward the end of the season, Deborah’s grand MSG show is thwarted by her nemesis Bob Lipka (Tony Goldwyn) who bought out all the tickets to the show, leaving her with an empty stadium.
—Alexandra Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
Front Range passenger rail officials are moving ahead with plans to build a Colorado Connector train stop on the west side of the Denver Broncos’ planned new stadium south of downtown, along the existing mainline tracks used for hauling coal and freight.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
This October, Kip Moore will return to South Africa to perform at a 22,000-seat cricket stadium and do back-to-back nights at a Cape Town arena.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2026
Toward the end of the season, Deborah’s grand MSG show is thwarted by her nemesis Bob Lipka (Tony Goldwyn) who bought out all the tickets to the show, leaving her with an empty stadium.
—Alexandra Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
Front Range passenger rail officials are moving ahead with plans to build a Colorado Connector train stop on the west side of the Denver Broncos’ planned new stadium south of downtown, along the existing mainline tracks used for hauling coal and freight.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stadium
Noun
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As law enforcement jogged with the torch along Figueroa Avenue, they were greeted by Special Olympics Southern California athletes and representatives at the coliseum to mark the start of the Los Angeles County leg.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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The coliseum site is just beginning to be reused after being torn down in ’07.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
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The neighborhood/area Downtown Portland is a highly walkable area packed with shops, museums, restaurants, bars, parks, and one-way streets.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The park was modeled after Disneyland, and anchored by the theme of Texas history.—
HubSpot,
HubSpot,
1 June 2026
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“Stadium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stadium. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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