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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
The Sharks were in their third season as a franchise after playing their first two seasons at the Cow Palace in Daly City while awaiting construction of their new arena.
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025
The area has remained surface parking lots since 2012, when the arena was demolished.
—Ryan Deto, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
The mockumentary feature film follows the life of a pop star in the lead-up to her first headline arena tour.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
The Mustangs are a good shooting team from three-point range, so the major question is how playing in an NBA arena will affect things.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025
The area has remained surface parking lots since 2012, when the arena was demolished.
—Ryan Deto, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
The mockumentary feature film follows the life of a pop star in the lead-up to her first headline arena tour.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
The Mustangs are a good shooting team from three-point range, so the major question is how playing in an NBA arena will affect things.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arena
Noun
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Steer clear of windows and avoid large open spaces like cafeterias, gymnasiums, or auditoriums.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2025
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Carey then stood, accused Edwards of lying and used a string of expletives until police escorted him out of the auditorium.—
Hannah Schoenbaum,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2025
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Machado, a 38-year-old man from Manassas, was stopped by ICE agents while on his way to work in an area where large-scale immigration operations were ongoing.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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An adjacent dining area has a custom wet bar concealed behind closet doors.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
10 Mar. 2025
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The Otis Redding Center for the Arts is a state-of-the-art, 15,000 square-foot facility housing seven creative labs, five private lesson rooms, an amphitheater and the O3 Recording Studio.—
Gail Mitchell,
Billboard,
13 Mar. 2025
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That massive, ancient, slightly crumbling but still standing amphitheater in Rome?—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2025
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One reason Miéville attracts this kind of discussion is because his work puts him in the realm of authors like Ursula K. Le Guin, Samuel Delaney and William Gibson, who trade in big ideas rather than genre tropes.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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The first film saw the Outworld sorcerer Shang Tsung (Chin Han) and his forces attempt to wipe out Earth's champions before the big Mortal Kombat tournament between fighters from different realms.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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As open fields and forests are being paved over, the natural life cycle of fireflies is disrupted as these luminescent beetles are displaced.—
Patrick Connolly,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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Now teams that miss out on the NCAA tournament on selection Sunday are added to the 32-team NIT field, which uses home court sites until the semifinal and final rounds.—
Jack Magruder,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Wayfair has an upholstered bed frame that blends natural elements for $369.99.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
19 Mar. 2025
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The best among them can turn the disparate elements of theater into something seamlessly whole.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Legislature doesn’t have control over property taxes, which are the domain of local governments.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
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China views most of the South China Sea as its own domain.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Weiss, the team’s quarterbacks coach and co-offensive coordinator, was originally put on leave in January 2023 while the school’s police department investigated unspecified computer access crimes.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Ali Adamson, a spokesperson for the police department.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Arena.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arena. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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