arenas

noun

plural of arena
1
as in auditoriums
a large room or building for enclosed public gatherings watched the hockey game in the new sports arena

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2
as in areas
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence has a lot of influence in the local business arena

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Recent Examples of arenas Indoor arenas can swing from cold to hot and sweaty in minutes, so layered clothing is the safest bet. — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026 Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk’s decades-long rivalry has spanned arenas ranging from personal wealth to their own personal space race. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 29 June 2026 Concerts and award shows reinvent arenas every year through temporary architecture and production design. — Bryan West, USA Today, 1 July 2026 The ruling was a setback for gun control advocates that had argued the measures were necessary for public safety in places like shopping malls, bars, restaurants, theaters, farms, arenas and private beaches. — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 30 June 2026 Her fame, fueled by a college rivalry with Caitlin Clark, has significantly boosted the Dream's profile, leading to record sellouts and games in larger arenas. — Terence Moore, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026 After a few months of performing the approximately 1-hour-long show in theaters throughout Europe and North America, Allen brought the tour to arenas earlier this month. — Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026 Management is retrofitting amphitheaters from as little as 1% premium capacity toward 25% and designing new arenas with up to 30% premium inventory. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 2 July 2026 The development will also restore September Ranch, the only public equestrian center in Monterey County, with indoor and outdoor arenas, boarding facilities, and more than 12 miles of riding trails. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arenas
  1. auditoriums
  2. areas
  3. amphitheaters
  4. realms
  5. domains
  6. departments
  7. fields
  8. spheres
Noun
  • Lotte is now said to be planning upgrades to its own business instead, refitting its theaters with recliner seating, upgraded projection and sound-specialized auditoriums, while also expanding its content business.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026
  • Renting out parking lots, auditoriums and other school facilities often involves coming in on weekends and troubleshooting issues with vendors throughout the week, the North Side principal said.
    — Mila Koumpilova, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
Definition of auditoriums
Noun
  • Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
  • Avoid puddles - Driving into puddles or low rainwater areas can lead to vehicles hydroplaning or losing control.
    — STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
Definition of areas
Noun
  • Management is retrofitting amphitheaters from as little as 1% premium capacity toward 25% and designing new arenas with up to 30% premium inventory.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • Choosing seats and venues that work for kids Smaller venues and outdoor amphitheaters are often easier for a first-timer than a packed stadium.
    — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2026
Definition of amphitheaters
Noun
  • What if Baahubali dies and has to go through the 14 realms of the afterlife in Indian mythology?
    — Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 30 June 2026
  • The new wrinkle is that the big platforms want to draft off what makes top creators successful in their digital-native realms.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 June 2026
Definition of realms
Noun
  • Instead of concentrating combat capability aboard a small number of heavily armed warships, the government says the new vessels will support a hybrid fleet in which crewed ships coordinate networks of autonomous systems across multiple domains.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026
  • Across eight domains of preparedness, respondents gave their highest scores to Community.
    — Joseph Coughlin, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of domains
Noun
  • Supporters hail the move as bringing accountability and coherence — through the governor — to all the departments and agencies involved in education.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Cody Hess, an associate government program analyst for the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, said these differences in departments’ needs for in-person meetings make a sweeping return-to-office order unnecessary.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of departments
Noun
  • His companies have redrawn the boundaries of multiple economic fields—the automotive industry, the aerospace sector, satellite communications—and his direct influence has helped transform the world’s most powerful government.
    — Mark O’Connell, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
  • The magnetic pull for those whose ultimate prize is privacy and connection to nature is towards gardens, forests, fields and beachfronts that stretch into the distance, delineating possibilities.
    — Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of fields
Noun
  • More than 160 years earlier, Galileo's telescopic observations had revealed mountains, valleys, and craters on the lunar surface, overturning the ancient notion that heavenly bodies were perfect spheres.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 2 July 2026
  • Tradition of separation The idea of separate spheres of spiritual and secular functions and authority was advanced by religious and secular thinkers to benefit both religion and the state.
    — Steven K. Green, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Definition of spheres

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