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a
: a public square in a city or town
b
: an open area usually located near urban buildings and often featuring walkways, trees and shrubs, places to sit, and sometimes shops
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: a place on a thoroughfare (such as a turnpike) at which all traffic must temporarily stop (as to pay tolls)
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: an area adjacent to an expressway which has service facilities (such as a restaurant, gas station, and restrooms)
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Examples of plaza in a Sentence
They put his statue in the town's plaza.
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The Brewers are looking into adding an outdoor entertainment area, potentially called Brewers Bash, in the plaza behind centerfield.
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Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
Future plans include additional venues, like a convention center between Clowes Memorial Hall and the Sunset Avenue parking garage, as well as a new outdoor plaza south of the venue.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024
Most fans will enter the stadium through the two plazas and then the end zones, which means the south plaza can serve as a key artery into the stadium, all anchored with mixed-use development.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
The public is invited to join a free, 30-minute sing-along of holiday songs led by Grant Gershon on the Music Center plaza.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
Future plans include additional venues, like a convention center between Clowes Memorial Hall and the Sunset Avenue parking garage, as well as a new outdoor plaza south of the venue.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024
Most fans will enter the stadium through the two plazas and then the end zones, which means the south plaza can serve as a key artery into the stadium, all anchored with mixed-use development.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
The public is invited to join a free, 30-minute sing-along of holiday songs led by Grant Gershon on the Music Center plaza.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Plaza.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plaza. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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