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 Through an agreement with Sentrycs, the company will control the skies in and around the Jaguars’ stadium on game days. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026 In the same stadium where Michigan was given an extra second in a controversial win over Western Michigan, the Iowa Hawkeyes took full advantage of having one more snap with two ticks on the clock. — Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026 After a first half that was essentially all Florida — a stadium-rattling fourth-down stop in the first minutes, a pair of Jadan Baugh touchdowns and more than 80 yards and a 17-6 lead — Ole Miss sprang alive. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026 An easy day seemed in store for the Chiefs at the stadium where Mahomes and Kelce led Kansas City to a Super Bowl victory over the San Francisco 49ers seven years ago. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stadium
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stadium
Noun
  • On the afternoon of commencement, in May, about a thousand people filed into the United Supermarkets Arena, the basketball coliseum where Texas Tech confers its law degrees.
    — Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Natural light pokes through the windows, adding a trademark freshness to an indoor coliseum.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Maybe that was one of the factors behind a June surge in drug arrests by the LAPD and federal agents, as well as a new $40-million lake and park cleanup project.
    — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The Marlins lost 8-3 to the Atlanta Braves on Saturday at loanDepot park, resulting in the club’s fifth losing season in the past six years.
    — Brandon Liguori, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026

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“Stadium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stadium. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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