as in audience
a group of spectators
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Recent Examples of grandstand
There, in the grandstands, the star quarterback and his super fan met at last.
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Graham Hurley, CNN, 11 Aug. 2024
The facility will feature 36 courts (30 indoor), a 1,500 seat stadium court, two 500-seat grandstand courts, plus other amenities.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
The $7-million facility was unique because of its versatility, boasting half- and third-mile mile banked oval tracks, a drag strip and a 6,500-seat grandstand.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
After the show's opener Alice Phoebe Lou kicked off the night, Clairo and her band casually walked out on the stage, surrounded by a glittering silver and gold backdrop and a multi-level retro grandstand.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 5 Nov. 2024
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Graham Hurley, CNN, 11 Aug. 2024
The facility will feature 36 courts (30 indoor), a 1,500 seat stadium court, two 500-seat grandstand courts, plus other amenities.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
The $7-million facility was unique because of its versatility, boasting half- and third-mile mile banked oval tracks, a drag strip and a 6,500-seat grandstand.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
After the show's opener Alice Phoebe Lou kicked off the night, Clairo and her band casually walked out on the stage, surrounded by a glittering silver and gold backdrop and a multi-level retro grandstand.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandstand
Noun
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Just before the actress' appearance on the broadcast, Kevin Hart and Paul Rudd were shown in the audience.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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This is essential for not losing trust, credibility and authenticity with our audience.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Barnaby Wright, deputy head of the gallery, added in her own statement that experts had previously suspected that another painting lay beneath the de Soto’s likeness, given the paint’s marks and textures.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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Complementing a more traditional gallery display, the retrospective also features an outdoor component where portraits of subjects ranging from Samuel L. Jackson to Miley Cyrus, enlarged to gargantuan proportions, have been mounted in 700-pound frames that spin with wind, braving the elements.—
David Foxley,
Architectural Digest,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Demonstrators have attacked symbols of Hasina’s government, including the house of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, which was first set ablaze in August.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
6 Feb. 2025
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The cozy Elkins house holds the Arkansas Midwives School and Services, a nonprofit organization and the state's first midwifery school.—
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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His church won independence in 2019 from the Russian Orthodox Church, but some congregations continued to follow the hierarchy in Moscow.—
Andrew E. Kramer,
New York Times,
6 Feb. 2025
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Bob Thomason, a former chairman of the board of deacons, said most or all of the congregation supports social justice.—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Grandstand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandstand. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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