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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Recent Examples of stadium The upcoming game, the Bananas’ first to be played in a college football stadium, is also expected to be the most highly attended of the Bananas’ barnstorming run. Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 Apr. 2025 The stadium — set to open in 2028 — is part of a deal with the National Women’s Soccer League announced in January to make Denver the home of its next team. Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2025 Last year, the band played stadiums as main support on Post Malone’s tour for his country album F-1 Trillion; this fall, Staton and Muncaster play arenas as part of Lainey Wilson’s anticipated Whirlwind tour. Matthew Leimkuehler, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025 Green Day runs off stage mid-song due to unauthorized drone American rock band Green Day rushed off the stage in the middle of their Detroit concert after an unauthorized drone flew over the stadium. Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stadium
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Noun
  • Beef liver may not be a gladiator-crushing lion ready to dethrone kale in some fictive nutritional coliseum.
    Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The lush, five-star, Orange County resort also boasts a striking coliseum pool, ocean-view golf, a handful of bar and dining establishments and plenty of picturesque walking paths.
    Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Steering tech companies to the park Brandin signed a variety of firms to leases after Varian Associates and Eastman Kodak.
    Mark Dent, HubSpot, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Epic Universe preview: An early walk (and rides) in the park In a first look at Universal’s Epic Universe, the new Harry Potter attraction impresses, but monsters ride entertains.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2025

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“Stadium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stadium. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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