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: a usually uncovered stand of tiered planks providing seating for spectators
—usually used in plural
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Wooden bleachers will be set up in the fairgrounds’ Durante Area, where fairgoers can watch five-week-old piglets take a speedy lap around a mini racetrack for the reward of an Oreo cookie at the finish line.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
Now the video board has become an integral part of Wrigley, like the bleachers, the ivy and its older, technologically averse relative, the 88-year-old center field scoreboard built by Bill Veeck.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
That brought up Jarren Duran, and the outfielder crushed one 108.3 mph off the bat that looked ticketed for the right field bleachers.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 22 May 2025
Matt Chapman accounted for the Giants’ only run against Paddack, lining a solo shot into the left-field bleachers in the seventh inning for his eighth home run of the season.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
Now the video board has become an integral part of Wrigley, like the bleachers, the ivy and its older, technologically averse relative, the 88-year-old center field scoreboard built by Bill Veeck.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
That brought up Jarren Duran, and the outfielder crushed one 108.3 mph off the bat that looked ticketed for the right field bleachers.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 22 May 2025
Matt Chapman accounted for the Giants’ only run against Paddack, lining a solo shot into the left-field bleachers in the seventh inning for his eighth home run of the season.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
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“Bleacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bleacher. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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bleacher
noun
bleach·er
ˈblē-chər 
: a usually open stand of benches arranged like steps for people to watch from (as at a game)
—usually used in plural
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