convention center
noun
: a building or set of buildings designed to hold many people and used for meetings
The conference was held at the new convention center.
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The widespread reports of looting and civil war further exacerbated the situation as survivors swarmed the Superdome and the nearby convention center.
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ArsTechnica, 27 July 2025
Kit Graham had a different experience more recently at a convention center in Chicago this February.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2025
The activation includes a Ferris wheel offering a view of the convention center and the water.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2025
The $8-billion expansion plan is a testament to the commercial success of Marina Bay Sands, which contains a hotel, mall, convention center and one of only two licensed casinos in the southeast Asian city-state.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 16 July 2025
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ArsTechnica, 27 July 2025
Kit Graham had a different experience more recently at a convention center in Chicago this February.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2025
The activation includes a Ferris wheel offering a view of the convention center and the water.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2025
The $8-billion expansion plan is a testament to the commercial success of Marina Bay Sands, which contains a hotel, mall, convention center and one of only two licensed casinos in the southeast Asian city-state.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 16 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for convention center
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“Convention center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convention%20center. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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