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 Royals have not made any major announcements about a future stadium site after, in 2024, Jackson County voters rejected a sales tax plan that would have helped fund a Royals move to the Crossroads. Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025 In June 2024, the city approved Tepper Sports’ request to spend $650 million to upgrade the stadium and help fund a new field house. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025 My Chem came back in a big way this year with their Black Parade stadium tour, and the release of the deluxe edition of Revenge. James Factora, Them., 17 Oct. 2025 When these stadiums were built a century ago, planners weren’t thinking about what to do with tens of thousands of cars. Austin Meek, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stadium
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  • The row of homes in the Queen Anne style had emerged in an era when architects were starting to be seen as artists and were lauded for putting designs together like collagists, plucking chimneys from a medieval village and arches from a Roman coliseum.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The coliseum concert marks The Format’s first full-band performance since 2007, although Sam Means and Nate Ruess did surprise fans at a 2020 viewing party for a Format concert film in downtown Phoenix with a full unplugged reunion concert.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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  • Sheffield pointed out that the city invested in various commercial corridors along Kercheval Avenue, Dexter, East Warren and Livernois, along with approving affordable housing units and investing in city parks.
    Dana Afana, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The data informs an Ecological Integrity Monitoring Program that shapes management decisions and conservation practices in the face of climate change and industrial development in areas bordering the park.
    Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Stadium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stadium. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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