as in coliseum
a large usually roofless building for sporting events with tiers of seats for spectators
the football game will be held at the new stadium, which seats 100,000 people
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Related Articles Amid nationwide stadium boom, will Broncos build new home to land what Rockies have and what Nuggets, Avs are getting?
Will Broncos build new stadium?
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 12 June 2025
The stadium has been home to UCF football since 2007 and has been nicknamed The Bounce House because of the energetic Knights fans.
—Kathy Laughlin, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2025
The feeling of everyone supporting the same team in a single stadium is special.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 1 June 2025
The General Assembly adjourned its spring session without passing legislation to address the $771 million fiscal shortfall faced by Chicago-area mass transit, and also took no action on proposals to help the Chicago Bears relocate to a new stadium in the northwest suburbs.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 12 June 2025
The stadium has been home to UCF football since 2007 and has been nicknamed The Bounce House because of the energetic Knights fans.
—Kathy Laughlin, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2025
The feeling of everyone supporting the same team in a single stadium is special.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 1 June 2025
The General Assembly adjourned its spring session without passing legislation to address the $771 million fiscal shortfall faced by Chicago-area mass transit, and also took no action on proposals to help the Chicago Bears relocate to a new stadium in the northwest suburbs.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stadium
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Situated directly below the Main Stand, players can hear everything happening above, like gladiators waiting to enter the coliseum.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news Tales of gladiators going head-to-head with ferocious lions in ancient Rome’s coliseum are legendary.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
23 Apr. 2025
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Choose your place to dip. 16 Best State Parks In Kentucky For Any Adventure Kentucky is blessed with 45 parks (and six National Parks)—and 17 of them are classified as resorts with lodges and restaurants.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
13 June 2025
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The park is near Freixo de Espada à Cinta in northern Portugal and a roughly 275-mile drive northeast from Lisbon.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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“Stadium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stadium. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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