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as in auditorium
a large room or building for enclosed public gatherings
watched the hockey game in the new sports arena
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as in area
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
has a lot of influence in the local business arena
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Recent Examples of arena
To use it, the guest just needs to upload a selfie and the technology generates face recognition data to identify them at the arena.
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Kevin and Nat were among nearly 1,500 season-ticket holders who showed up to the arena Sunday to watch Connecticut host its annual open practice and meet-and-greet to kick off the 2026 season.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
History suggests arenas without major league tenants typically don’t survive long term.
—Steve Coffman. Story Produced With Ai Assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
With Gritty around, there’s no such thing as a quiet night at the arena.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Kevin and Nat were among nearly 1,500 season-ticket holders who showed up to the arena Sunday to watch Connecticut host its annual open practice and meet-and-greet to kick off the 2026 season.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
History suggests arenas without major league tenants typically don’t survive long term.
—Steve Coffman. Story Produced With Ai Assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
With Gritty around, there’s no such thing as a quiet night at the arena.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arena
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Sonny Styles walked into an auditorium at the Washington Commanders’ headquarters on Friday afternoon and did something unusual for a new professional football player.—
Les Carpenter,
Washington Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Strange New Worlds castmembers Rebecca Romijn, Ethan Peck, Celia Rose Gooding and Paul Wesley announced the return date and debuted the new season’s teaser trailer in front of a packed auditorium at the annual event in Mexico City.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Apr. 2026
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On Saturday, Moscow pummeled the central city of Dnipro and other areas for more than twenty hours with barrages of missiles and drones, killing at least seven people.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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High school and local college results and highlights from the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County coverage areas.—
Josh Krockey,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Down the road, the American Royal plans to build an 80,000-square-foot learning center that will include a 750-seat amphitheater, interactive exhibits, cooking labs and galleries, according to the organization.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2026
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Sunset and sunrise are especially magical times to visit, but the walk and its surrounding parks are buzzing at all times of day thanks to an amphitheater, skate park, beach volleyball courts, and fishing pier.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 2026
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Space is the massive, ever-expanding realm beyond Earth’s atmosphere, spanning more than 93 billion light-years in the observable universe.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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Former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin got his feet wet in the NFL media realm and made a bold prediction about Aaron Rodgers' future in the league.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Johnson and McCollum combined for 31 points on 12-of-27 shooting from the field after McCollum scored 32 points on his own in Game 2.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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He was surrounded by numerous family and Braves alumni during the ceremony, which was relocated from the field to the Milner Technology Conference Center due to rain.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Step-backs, deep 3s, power drives, trips to the line – every element of their games was on display, and every possession seemed to raise the stakes.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Each element contributes to an experience that extends beyond the immediate act of dining.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Some may even be in the public domain and therefore available from multiple companies to package creatively, although publishers, along with authors and their estates, support long terms of copyright, and further extensions thereof, because this protects the value of the backlist.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Apr. 2026
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In this limbo state, you’re technically admitted to the hospital, but still located in the physical domain of the ER.—
Elisabeth Rosenthal,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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In Florida, though, those disparities result in differences in who went without a dental visit, a flu shot, a colon cancer screening and who ended up in an avoidable emergency department visit.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Richardson said that since resigning as Oregon State’s GM last fall, Bjornstad has remained unemployed, biding his time developing an app for college athletic departments.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Arena.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arena. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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