as in coliseum
a large usually roofless building for sporting events with tiers of seats for spectators run 10 laps around the colosseum

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Recent Examples of colosseum 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 colosseum flooding alone would earn it a top spot among contenders for the remaining seats at the awards table. Mark Hughes, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024 However, Lucius is brought back to the colosseum after being captured in North Africa. Malik Peay, Essence, 3 Dec. 2024 When Macrinus is in the suburban colosseum with the baboons, his outfit is subtle and majestic. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024 So who would win if the two characters Rheon played were dropped into the colosseum for a gladiatorial bout? Hunter Ingram, Variety, 19 July 2024 After a decade-long break from modeling, the Kansas City, Mo. native recently returned to set for a photo shoot with New York City artists Tanner Abel and Nicholas Needham to recreate her iconic Italian colosseum portrait from the show. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2024 Enlarge / Artist's rendition of two Elden Ring teams, The Medium and The Message, battling it out in a colosseum constructed from micro-transactions and overseen by mystical creatures known as Whales. Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2024 There, the rapper rode a stripper pole to hell after being stoned in a colosseum full of crumbling stone spectators. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2024

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“Colosseum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colosseum. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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