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
While stadiums and luxury hotels are erected, hospitals remain overcrowded and rural areas underserved.
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Kara Fox, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
To do so, the country is supporting mass infrastructure projects and the construction of stadiums, priorities that the movement heavily criticizes.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The demonstrators are calling for health and education reforms and blasting government spending on stadiums ahead of the 2030 FIFA World Cup.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
The crack of their connecting swings had seemed even louder all season, in the empty stadiums of baseball’s COVID-19 season.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Half the league’s stadiums use turf, despite NFLPA Executive Director Lloyd Howell saying that 92% of the league’s players prefer grass.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The lot remains years later, sitting near athletic stadiums and training centers.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Sep. 2025
Other big league teams have played in minor league stadiums before, including this season.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
And for generations, stadiums in Mexico City, Buenos Aires, and São Paulo have been permanent fixtures on the routing maps of the biggest artists alive.
—Alex Ashley, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Kara Fox, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
To do so, the country is supporting mass infrastructure projects and the construction of stadiums, priorities that the movement heavily criticizes.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The demonstrators are calling for health and education reforms and blasting government spending on stadiums ahead of the 2030 FIFA World Cup.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
The crack of their connecting swings had seemed even louder all season, in the empty stadiums of baseball’s COVID-19 season.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Half the league’s stadiums use turf, despite NFLPA Executive Director Lloyd Howell saying that 92% of the league’s players prefer grass.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The lot remains years later, sitting near athletic stadiums and training centers.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Sep. 2025
Other big league teams have played in minor league stadiums before, including this season.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
And for generations, stadiums in Mexico City, Buenos Aires, and São Paulo have been permanent fixtures on the routing maps of the biggest artists alive.
—Alex Ashley, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stadiums
parks
Noun
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This diversity of spaces, like streets, parks, heritage buildings and soundstages gives Madrid unique flexibility and scale, while also spreading economic benefits across the city.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, conservation advocates argue that leaving the parks open during a shutdown leaves room for unnecessary risks.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Stadiums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stadiums. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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