variants
or stadia
as in coliseums
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 stadiums
As for the stadiums and venues themselves, will the surrounding areas be clean and safe?
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
But Shakira postponed her tour launch amid production changes, which included a jump from arenas to stadiums in some markets.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
Next week’s quarterfinals should provide much better games and a real playoff-type atmosphere for viewers in warm-weather sites and domed stadiums.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
There are eight college football stadiums that have a capacity of over 100,000 and several that exceed the size of NFL stadiums.
—Mark Lasota, Ph.d., Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
When the tournament was last held on its continent, South Africa had to build new stadiums and repurpose existing ones at tremendous cost.
—Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
There are too many domed stadiums available or ones in warmer climates and neutral sites are just more fair.
—Wally Hall, arkansasonline.com, 22 Dec. 2024
The instrumentalist compared the feeling of stepping foot into those stadiums every weekend to a gladiator making his way into a colosseum.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
The final stage stages of the UEFA Women's Euro next summer will be played entirely on natural grass pitches despite two of the stadiums having synthetic surfaces.
—Asif Burhan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
But Shakira postponed her tour launch amid production changes, which included a jump from arenas to stadiums in some markets.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
Next week’s quarterfinals should provide much better games and a real playoff-type atmosphere for viewers in warm-weather sites and domed stadiums.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
There are eight college football stadiums that have a capacity of over 100,000 and several that exceed the size of NFL stadiums.
—Mark Lasota, Ph.d., Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
When the tournament was last held on its continent, South Africa had to build new stadiums and repurpose existing ones at tremendous cost.
—Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
There are too many domed stadiums available or ones in warmer climates and neutral sites are just more fair.
—Wally Hall, arkansasonline.com, 22 Dec. 2024
The instrumentalist compared the feeling of stepping foot into those stadiums every weekend to a gladiator making his way into a colosseum.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
The final stage stages of the UEFA Women's Euro next summer will be played entirely on natural grass pitches despite two of the stadiums having synthetic surfaces.
—Asif Burhan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Stadiums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stadiums. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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