Thesaurus results for PAVILION

pavilion

noun

pə-ˈvil-yən

as in kiosk

a freestanding airy structure in a scenic setting (as a park) typically offering commanding views the park's pavilions may be rented for wedding receptions and other social gatherings

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Recent Examples of pavilion The Biennale contemporary art exhibition is the world's oldest and most important, comprising a main exhibition alongside national pavilions, which are curated separately by the participating nations. —

ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026 Outside, the momentum continues: a tennis pavilion, resort-style pool, outdoor kitchen, and even a private par-3 golf hole keep the competitive spirit alive. —

Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2026 The building is simultaneously elegant and jarring, an audacious pavilion on stilts, dramatic in its geometry and Nordic in style—as if it had been airlifted from the other side of the northern Atlantic. —

Akash Kapur, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026 The park has a full-size soccer field, a sunken basketball court that doubles as a reservoir, a long wooden walkway raised above plantings and tall grasses, a community pavilion, a café, and a fifty-thousand-gallon cistern that captures rain for irrigation. —

Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pavilion

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Several staples — including snack kiosks and merchandise locations — are being removed, disappearing from the park as Disney reworks the area, according to multiple reports.

— Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
As an interactive greeter, Melody shows how smart AI can turn boring service kiosks into friendly, lifelike conversations.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026