variants
or stadia
as in coliseums
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 stadiums
As prices soar across stadiums and arenas nationwide, Augusta National — home of the Masters golf tournament — is once again standing out for its low prices.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Ticketmaster dominates sales for amphitheaters and arenas but not other venue types such as sports stadiums, theaters and clubs.
—Leah Nylen, Bloomberg, 9 Apr. 2026
Gone are the mint-and-pink lids that became a recent staple among San Diego kids (and some adults) and were easily identifiable even in packed stadiums.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
The relief will come through a new program Missouri lawmakers created and passed last year as part of the state law offering incentives for new professional sports stadiums.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
But at all stadiums, then and now, chunks of the lower level(s) on one or both sidelines are allocated to hospitality, according to these illustrations.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Both on home ice and in his final visits to stadiums around the league, Kopitar has been busy shaking hands, exchanging hugs and swapping jerseys.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
But there’s a difference between accepting the legality of gambling and actively promoting it, whether that’s through opening sportsbooks at stadiums like Wrigley Field or saturating game broadcasts with gambling advertisements.
—Michael Delayo, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
And clearly, there are still stadiums in this country that will book him, as well as fans to fill their seats.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Ticketmaster dominates sales for amphitheaters and arenas but not other venue types such as sports stadiums, theaters and clubs.
—Leah Nylen, Bloomberg, 9 Apr. 2026
Gone are the mint-and-pink lids that became a recent staple among San Diego kids (and some adults) and were easily identifiable even in packed stadiums.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
The relief will come through a new program Missouri lawmakers created and passed last year as part of the state law offering incentives for new professional sports stadiums.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
But at all stadiums, then and now, chunks of the lower level(s) on one or both sidelines are allocated to hospitality, according to these illustrations.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Both on home ice and in his final visits to stadiums around the league, Kopitar has been busy shaking hands, exchanging hugs and swapping jerseys.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
But there’s a difference between accepting the legality of gambling and actively promoting it, whether that’s through opening sportsbooks at stadiums like Wrigley Field or saturating game broadcasts with gambling advertisements.
—Michael Delayo, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
And clearly, there are still stadiums in this country that will book him, as well as fans to fill their seats.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stadiums
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On the road, ordinary gyms suddenly felt like coliseums.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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In the eighteen-seventies, Frederick Law Olmsted designed the Emerald Necklace, a chain of parks that managed sewage and flooding in Boston’s Back Bay Fens.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Ethiopia is home to 12 UNESCO World Heritage sites — including churches, parks and ancient ruins.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Stadiums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stadiums. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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