plaza

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Recent Examples of plaza Organizers expect the plaza to become a go-to destination for uptown office workers and city visitors alike. Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025 The original buoy will be boxed off for about a year during plaza renovations. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025 Suddenly, everyone is sniping in the middle of this gorgeous plaza in their polka-dot dresses, and nothing is going forward except for Guerdy and Kiki’s embarrassment that they’re once again lumped in with these relentless squawkers. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025 Local organizations had booths on the plaza outside the library, and Dynamic Links led a singalong. Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for plaza
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaza
Noun
  • Even the shops lining the market square are cloyingly adorable, from the Fairy Tails pet spa to the Hair & Now salon.
    Scott Meslow, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • And for several seemingly interminable minutes, POTUS is absent, his video screen in the Situation Room a blank square.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This time out, MOA will set up its exhibitions at the former Madden Museum, the 10,000-square-foot atrium space at Fiddler’s Green, which now will officially be known as the Madden Gallery at the Museum of Outdoor Arts.
    Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The Gallery, spanning seven levels, is connected by a soaring atrium of floating cast medallion stairs.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • It is located in front of the forecourt of the cathedral, which was a common layout at the time.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Sinner was the one playing so much of this match in the forecourt.
    Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • The now-familiar Olympic cauldron torch was added above the peristyle at the east end of the stadium.
    Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
  • The cold room consists of a peristyle or porticoed court that is 10 meters (33 feet) long and 10 meters wide, with a large pool at the center.
    Amarachi Orie, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • All staterooms and suites on Le Commandant Charcot feature private balconies or terraces with room for up to 245 guests.
    Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Upstairs, the entire fourth floor is given over to a primary suite, complete with its own terrace, cedar closet, and lounge with a fireplace and wet bar.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The witness said survivors were placed in a courtyard, where hospital staff incited others to beat them.
    Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Taking inspiration from 16th-century outdoor sculpture courtyards, this (indoor) exhibition explores the range of figurative human sculptures in the Walker’s collection.
    Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Plaza.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaza. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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