Definition of stadiumnext
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 sun will continue to scorch thousands of fans sitting in the east side of the stadium. Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026 The fans have been doing it everywhere, inside and outside stadiums. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026 Meanwhile, Davis’ stadium, which wasn’t a World Cup site, can swap grass and artificial turf (used for Nevada Las Vegas football and other events) in and out in a matter of hours. A.j. Perez, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 Both in stadiums and back home, their fans have become synonymous with their Viking Row performances. Steve Douglas, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for stadium
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Noun
  • The move to North Main Street brought more Stockyards visitors and cowboys headed to Billy Bob’s Texas or the coliseum rodeos.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 July 2026
  • With the tattoo tables pushed to the side, the room becomes a coliseum for adults going to war with Beyblades, a children’s toy made popular a quarter of a century ago.
    Chris Lau, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • Well, with decades of audio augmentation experience, Creative kind of knocked it out of the park with this little soundbar's SuperWide mode.
    Joe Salas July 07, New Atlas, 8 July 2026
  • The Coloradan has reported that more than 70 people have died climbing Longs Peak since the park's inception in 1915.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 7 July 2026

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“Stadium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stadium. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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