venues

plural of venue
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as in platforms
a place or opportunity for communicating ideas and information a cable show might be the perfect venue for your opinions about local politics

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as in locations
the area or space occupied by or intended for something the historic library is a perfect venue for the series of poetry readings

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Recent Examples of venues The two parties would take a somewhat different approach for police protection at high-security venues. David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026 In the meantime, the Dallas FBI is busy trying to keep drones out of the sky around FIFA venues like Dallas Stadium and the FIFA Fan Festival. Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 26 June 2026 During major sporting events, the agency establishes Temporary Flight Restrictions, or TFRs, to secure the airspace around venues and protect players, fans, teams and law enforcement operations. Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026 On the west side, the street along the harbor is chockablock with venues catering to tourists and daytrippers come to enjoy the pier and small beaches. Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026 The Shell is typically dark in January and February, as are other outdoor live-music concert venues here. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2026 Bigger venues, just bigger everything. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 26 June 2026 Levy is supporting the concessions across four of the 16 World Cup venues—Seattle, Kansas City, San Francisco and Atlanta—and five fan fests. Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 The Redland rebrand Established in 2024, the Miami Redland Agritourism District allows agricultural businesses in the area to convert 5% of their parcel to venues for dining, fruit picking, family friendly activities, petting zoos, ATV riding, and other activities. Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 19 June 2026
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Noun
  • The old guard of the Democratic Party suffered another body blow when three socialist congressional candidates in New York with anti-Israel platforms swept to victory, lurching the party even further to the left.
    Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 25 June 2026
  • In Annecy, Pingo seeks broadcasters, OTT, IPTV, SVOD, AVOD platforms for its IP.
    Kevin Giraud, Variety, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • Jimmy John's said the meal will be available at participating locations nationwide beginning June 29 through the company's app and website for a limited time.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • Parts of southern England have already topped 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 Celsius) the past three days, but today’s and tomorrow’s temperatures are set to soar into the middle mid-90s Fahrenheit (mid-30s Celsius) with some locations even topping 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius).
    Taylor Ward, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • And, more broadly, country-level plans that lay out investable climate projects across different countries received top billing at different forums.
    Justin Worland, Time, 26 June 2026
  • So people are looking to online forums to find that guidance, and to find those people to worship, in a way.
    Kate Aurthur, Variety, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Social media sites used for hateful comments Pumphrey made threatening posts on the social media platform YouTube and other social media sites, according to the guilty plea.
    Adam Thompson, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • The Utah family is spending their summer road tripping through the Southeast and stopping at significant Civil Rights sites along the way, including the King Center in Atlanta.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • Don't go into a basement, or any room, if water covers the electrical outlets or if cords are submerged.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2026
  • The podcasting industry's news and information outlets attract a far broader audience than just professionals, mirroring traditional entertainment media.
    Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Terrell Carstens, a 25-year resident of Brookhaven, said she is frustrated the city made little effort to find places to cut costs instead of raising the rate.
    Reed Williams, AJC.com, 27 June 2026
  • Reception is no longer the decorative annex to proper criticism, but one of the places where criticism has to begin.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 June 2026

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“Venues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venues. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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