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as in auditoriums
a large room or building for enclosed public gatherings
watched the hockey game in the new sports arena
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as in areas
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
has a lot of influence in the local business arena
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Recent Examples of arenas
According to a new survey by Goldman Sachs, 25% of family offices have invested in sports or related assets like ticketing or arenas, and another quarter are interested in doing so.
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Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Many of those bands recorded their own concerts using more sophisticated equipment than anything Millard could sneak into arenas, but Pink Floyd made no such efforts.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
She’s opted for arenas over stadiums this time around, and her reasoning makes perfect sense.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2025
But ice cream rises to the top in all sports, Aramark confirms, with arenas (66% of dessert sales) and NFL stadiums (60% of dessert sales) still offering ice cream aplenty.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The pop star, 28, kicked off 2025 with the release of her Salvation project in February, headlined her own tour in the spring and spent the summer opening for Katy Perry's Lifetimes Tour — Black's first time playing arenas — while performing and DJing at festivals in-between show dates.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
The collaboration led to the pair deciding to formalise the partnership, keeping the banner and expanding their focus to UK and international action projects across both feature film and streaming arenas.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
The smaller arenas are no exception.
—Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
The sculpture, unveiled by the artist Eric Fischl in 2000 and titled Soul in Flight, is worth pausing to look at, for its instructive power and its indictment of the ponderous slabs of metallurgical debris that litter other stadiums and arenas.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2025
Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Many of those bands recorded their own concerts using more sophisticated equipment than anything Millard could sneak into arenas, but Pink Floyd made no such efforts.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
She’s opted for arenas over stadiums this time around, and her reasoning makes perfect sense.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2025
But ice cream rises to the top in all sports, Aramark confirms, with arenas (66% of dessert sales) and NFL stadiums (60% of dessert sales) still offering ice cream aplenty.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The pop star, 28, kicked off 2025 with the release of her Salvation project in February, headlined her own tour in the spring and spent the summer opening for Katy Perry's Lifetimes Tour — Black's first time playing arenas — while performing and DJing at festivals in-between show dates.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
The collaboration led to the pair deciding to formalise the partnership, keeping the banner and expanding their focus to UK and international action projects across both feature film and streaming arenas.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
The smaller arenas are no exception.
—Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
The sculpture, unveiled by the artist Eric Fischl in 2000 and titled Soul in Flight, is worth pausing to look at, for its instructive power and its indictment of the ponderous slabs of metallurgical debris that litter other stadiums and arenas.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arenas
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The film also gets a revenue boost from playing Imax and premium large-format auditoriums.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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The theater was squarely in the exhibition vanguard then, designed and equipped as a boutique-size 750-seat alternative to the massive Balaban & Katz auditoriums of the day (the Chicago Theatre was the flagship).—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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In some areas, the leaves begin to change as soon as August and peak in September, like parts of the Rocky Mountains, as well as Alaska and spots in the Cascade Mountains.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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The flat edge lays down product, the rounded side buffs and blends, and the precision tip gets into all the hard-to-reach areas like nostrils and lash lines.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Last summer, however, Dylan signed onto Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival, a big tour that exclusively hits amphitheaters that seat up upward of 20,000 people.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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Following the album’s release, Parcels will head out for a 12-city North American trek of arenas and amphitheaters — the act’s biggest in the territory to date.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
15 Aug. 2025
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In this paradigm, individuals’ ability to achieve their goals emerges from the economic rather than political or social realms.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Sep. 2025
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These leaders are the future of our communities in both the corporate and nonprofit realms.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Research confirms that evaluating career decisions across multiple life domains—rather than just salary—leads to more sustainable long-term outcomes.—
Renessa Boley Layne,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Genius in one area of life can be stunting in other domains.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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By making the cameras solar-powered and connected over cell networks, Flock brought the technology within reach of smaller towns and departments that couldn’t afford earlier systems.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Jones detailed new de-icing equipment, dedicated crews, and a central dashboard so all departments can see in real-time how their decisions impact the entire network.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Susan Marquis, a professor with Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs, said the other ideas proposed by experts can help reduce the harms faced in the fields.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Eagles benefitted from short fields, covering 52 yards on their first touchdown drive after Harrison Butker missed a field-goal attempt, and 59 on their next, after a Patrick Mahomes interception and face-mask penalty pushed them quickly into KC territory.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
15 Sep. 2025
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Kirk's death sent shockwaves through social and political spheres, with many conservatives mourning the death of the commentator and TV personality, including Fox News host Megyn Kelly, who fought back tears on air upon covering news that Kirk had died.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Sep. 2025
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The room is filled with light-weight silver spheres which swirl through the air around guests like a tornado.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Arenas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arenas. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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