as in kiosk
a freestanding airy structure in a scenic setting (as a park) typically offering commanding views the park's pavilions may be rented for wedding receptions and other social gatherings

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Recent Examples of pavilion But by that point, there was a river of water between the pavilion and the other campers. Toria Sheffield, People.com, 12 July 2025 Sita is the heart of the hotel, an all-day restaurant with six dining pavilions that serve everything from Levantine mezze to French-style patisserie, under a vast open-sided dome, with the sea just a few steps beyond. Hazel Plush, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2025 When Austin Slater tagged a slow, hanging slider into the left-field pavilion for a two-run, third-inning homer, the White Sox had a 3-2 advantage. Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 3 July 2025 With the money, the city would rehab the park's pavilion and restrooms, add landscaping, upgrade lighting and improve the gate entrance. Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for pavilion
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Noun
  • Three masked suspects with sledge hammers smashed glass display cases at a Jewelry Time kiosk on the second level of the mall near the Sears store, with each of them grabbing handfuls of different kinds of jewelry, authorities said.
    Harry Harris, Mercury News, 31 July 2025
  • Tom’s shoes showcased its one for one giving model through abundant in-store signage, on product labels, on an interactive kiosk, and through an emotional, immersive VR video in a corner of the store that took viewers on a virtual giving trip to a small village in Peru.
    Michelle Greenwald, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
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  • Highest Risk Warning for Tofu Recall Hershey's Price Hike Explained The scam centers, where thousands of victims of human trafficking are forced to work, proliferated during the COVID-19 pandemic when in the absence of visiting gamblers gangs re-purposed empty casinos to focus on fraud.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
  • Currently, there are no other online casino games featuring a current or former professional baseball player.
    Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 18 July 2025
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  • Tommasino told me that one of the guest rooms had been a pantry, with a small alcove that had a fireplace to make goat cheese.
    Aileen Weintraub, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
  • Two upstairs en suite bedrooms include the primary suite, which features a tiled balcony offering up a picturesque view of the Griffith Observatory, dual walk-in closets, and a bath flaunting a marble soaking tub notched into a windowed and arched alcove.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 18 July 2025

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“Pavilion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pavilion. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.

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