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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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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
Coaches, medical personnel, equipment staff — everyone had to come up with a plan to handle two games in the same city but at two different arenas.
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
Just like the photorealistic depictions of players and arenas, NBA 2K’s in-game sneakers have come a long way over the years.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Minnesota’s coach hopes the days of evicting WNBA teams from their home arenas for premium playoff games are now over.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
What matters in both arenas is not perfection.
—Aslak De Silva, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
These three arenas form the focus of this report.
—Michaila Byrne, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
For a band with Turnstile’s success, arenas (or at least rooms with capacity in the five figures) would have been the logical next step for the Never Enough tour.
—Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
Many people who watched the match live paid to do so in movie theaters or arenas equipped with closed-circuit projectors.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
According to a new survey by Goldman Sachs, 25% of family offices have invested in sports or related assets like ticketing or arenas, and another quarter are interested in doing so.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
Just like the photorealistic depictions of players and arenas, NBA 2K’s in-game sneakers have come a long way over the years.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Minnesota’s coach hopes the days of evicting WNBA teams from their home arenas for premium playoff games are now over.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
What matters in both arenas is not perfection.
—Aslak De Silva, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
These three arenas form the focus of this report.
—Michaila Byrne, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
For a band with Turnstile’s success, arenas (or at least rooms with capacity in the five figures) would have been the logical next step for the Never Enough tour.
—Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
Many people who watched the match live paid to do so in movie theaters or arenas equipped with closed-circuit projectors.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
According to a new survey by Goldman Sachs, 25% of family offices have invested in sports or related assets like ticketing or arenas, and another quarter are interested in doing so.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arenas
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Unlike traditional campus speakers who delivered lectures in auditoriums, Kirk would grab a microphone, often in busy campus hubs, and invite debate from anyone in the audience.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
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Investments range from costlier new building of entertainment centers that combine multi-screen theaters with activities from axe throwing to bowling to arcades; reopening and revamping closed cinemas; new digital projectors, movie screens, sound systems and seats in auditoriums.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
16 Sep. 2025
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In some areas, the leaves begin to change as soon as August and peak in September, like parts of the Rocky Mountains, as well as Alaska and spots in the Cascade Mountains.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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The flat edge lays down product, the rounded side buffs and blends, and the precision tip gets into all the hard-to-reach areas like nostrils and lash lines.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Last summer, however, Dylan signed onto Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival, a big tour that exclusively hits amphitheaters that seat up upward of 20,000 people.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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Following the album’s release, Parcels will head out for a 12-city North American trek of arenas and amphitheaters — the act’s biggest in the territory to date.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
15 Aug. 2025
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No one has lived on a distant planet, in the far future, or any place where dragons or wizards rule—so, kudos to anyone who can make such realms feel truly lived in.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025
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There are a number of changes to make in the realms of sleep, exercise, diet and nutrition that can impact the body’s stress response, a complex process that involves the release of key hormones like cortisol.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
17 Sep. 2025
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Research confirms that evaluating career decisions across multiple life domains—rather than just salary—leads to more sustainable long-term outcomes.—
Renessa Boley Layne,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Genius in one area of life can be stunting in other domains.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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Michael Pizzi, a Miami attorney who has both defended police officers in criminal cases and sued police departments for misconduct in his three-decade career, put it more bluntly.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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Heath and her colleagues are partnering with human resource departments so that employees departing trade jobs can get information about instructor positions during their exit interviews.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
19 Sep. 2025
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Susan Marquis, a professor with Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs, said the other ideas proposed by experts can help reduce the harms faced in the fields.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Eagles benefitted from short fields, covering 52 yards on their first touchdown drive after Harrison Butker missed a field-goal attempt, and 59 on their next, after a Patrick Mahomes interception and face-mask penalty pushed them quickly into KC territory.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
15 Sep. 2025
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Perfume houses might use microencapsulation, putting fragrance oils inside teeny spheres that break down slowly to release the notes over time.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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These spheres demand contextual awareness.—
Gangesh Pathak,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Arenas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arenas. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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