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 venue, which first opened in 1915, features a massive hardwood arena with stadium seating, a 1,350-seat theater, and several smaller gathering spaces, including a banquet room overlooking the lake.
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Doug Duran, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
He was seated with Kai Trump in a suite at the stadium.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The stadium has also been selected to host seven matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including the third-place match.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 19 Jan. 2026
While the kickoff for Sunday's game is at 3:30 p.m., the gates to the stadium open at 2 p.m., as the end of the AFC Championship game between the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots will be shown before the Rams take the field in Seattle.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
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Doug Duran, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
He was seated with Kai Trump in a suite at the stadium.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The stadium has also been selected to host seven matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including the third-place match.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 19 Jan. 2026
While the kickoff for Sunday's game is at 3:30 p.m., the gates to the stadium open at 2 p.m., as the end of the AFC Championship game between the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots will be shown before the Rams take the field in Seattle.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stadium
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In the parking lot outside of the coliseum, fans paused to peer inside three racecars Biffle drove during his career.—
Steve Reed,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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The coliseum concert marked The Format’s first full-band performance since 2007, although Means and Ruess surprised fans at a 2020 viewing party for a Format concert film in downtown Phoenix with a full unplugged reunion concert.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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Vigils for Pretti took place Saturday and Sunday evenings at the site, as well as in other neighborhood parks throughout the Twin Cities.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
27 Jan. 2026
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But my next words slipped soundlessly to the ground before the yellow vinyl material, like the final sprays of a park fountain at closing time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Stadium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stadium. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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