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Recent Examples of grandstands
The grandstands are sold out, meaning local blackout of the race has been lifted.
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Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
From the dance floor to the grandstands, fans spent the day soaking up the warm weather, live music and family-friendly atmosphere.
—Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 9 May 2026
This includes moving from sitting in the grandstands to standing inside Spire’s pit-road workstation near workers while monitoring live race data.
—Chase Jordan
may 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 May 2026
The ’70 Cubs started 1-3 before the home opener at Wrigley Field, where Billy Williams snapped an 0-for-19 start and a riot broke out in the grandstands after a 5-4 win over the Phillies.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Construction of the temporary street course and surrounding grandstands and support facilities for the upcoming NASCAR race weekend at Naval Base Coronado will begin on May 25, with the formal groundbreaking scheduled for the following day.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Another image was shown in court Thursday of Gabehart sitting in the grandstands during Sunday's race at Darlington Raceway.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
The grandstands and the hospitality tents will be full again.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
At the bottom of the Olympia delle Tofane slope, in the grandstands about 2,000 feet below, there was nothing but a sickening silence after Vonn’s crash.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
From the dance floor to the grandstands, fans spent the day soaking up the warm weather, live music and family-friendly atmosphere.
—Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 9 May 2026
This includes moving from sitting in the grandstands to standing inside Spire’s pit-road workstation near workers while monitoring live race data.
—Chase Jordan
may 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 May 2026
The ’70 Cubs started 1-3 before the home opener at Wrigley Field, where Billy Williams snapped an 0-for-19 start and a riot broke out in the grandstands after a 5-4 win over the Phillies.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Construction of the temporary street course and surrounding grandstands and support facilities for the upcoming NASCAR race weekend at Naval Base Coronado will begin on May 25, with the formal groundbreaking scheduled for the following day.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Another image was shown in court Thursday of Gabehart sitting in the grandstands during Sunday's race at Darlington Raceway.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
The grandstands and the hospitality tents will be full again.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
At the bottom of the Olympia delle Tofane slope, in the grandstands about 2,000 feet below, there was nothing but a sickening silence after Vonn’s crash.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandstands
Noun
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Still under construction are a series of woodland houses and cottages, two Padel courts and an ambitious Roman-style bath house.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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They've been called granny flats, carriage houses, or mother-in-law suites.—
Lee Cowan,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Naranjo has exhibited in countless shows in galleries in Miami and Coral Gables, and in group exhibitions in Havana and the United States.—
Sarah Moreno
May 22,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2026
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The authentic Milanese restaurant that also has locations downtown and in the Hamptons, Aspen and Palm Beach, still attracts an endless array of boldfaces to this spot among the Madison Avenue galleries.—
Beth Landman,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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“Grandstands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandstands. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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