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
In that tournament, 24 national teams participated, and stadiums were at about 96% capacity.
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Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
The majority of the stadiums in the most recent tournament, which was hosted by Qatar, had maximum capacities of around 45,000 people, according to FIFA.
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Doha Madani,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
In airports, outside hotels and inside stadiums, Haitians wore their national colors and proudly waved their flags.
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Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
But the remaining 13 stadiums are open-air, leaving everyone exposed to the elements.
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Carlos Roa,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2026
Many have tickets to the game at Arrowhead, but shuttles to the stadiums haven’t started running yet, or fans might have tickets for later departure times.
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Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
This is a directive of FIFA, the soccer governing body always very careful to protect its official partners and sponsors and give them excusive visibility at stadiums.
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ABC News,
25 June 2026
Those went really well, so the next year, our whole tour was football stadiums.
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Holly Gleason,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
That event was held in November and December, and seven of the eight stadiums were covered and temperature-controlled.
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Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
The majority of the stadiums in the most recent tournament, which was hosted by Qatar, had maximum capacities of around 45,000 people, according to FIFA.
—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
In airports, outside hotels and inside stadiums, Haitians wore their national colors and proudly waved their flags.
—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
But the remaining 13 stadiums are open-air, leaving everyone exposed to the elements.
—
Carlos Roa,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2026
Many have tickets to the game at Arrowhead, but shuttles to the stadiums haven’t started running yet, or fans might have tickets for later departure times.
—
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
This is a directive of FIFA, the soccer governing body always very careful to protect its official partners and sponsors and give them excusive visibility at stadiums.
—
ABC News,
25 June 2026
Those went really well, so the next year, our whole tour was football stadiums.
—
Holly Gleason,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
That event was held in November and December, and seven of the eight stadiums were covered and temperature-controlled.
—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stadiums
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On the road, ordinary gyms suddenly felt like coliseums.
Noun
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Specifically targeting underserved areas, the parks will be at the San Joaquin River Parkway, Dust Bowl Camp, and Feather River Park in Yuba County.
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However, some of those were unrelated to the parks themselves, and is still just a tiny fraction of the millions of people who visit the parks annually.
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“Stadiums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stadiums. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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