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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
2
: a place on a thoroughfare (such as a turnpike) at which all traffic must temporarily stop (as to pay tolls)
3
: 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 Depot, located on Santa Fe Avenue between Union Avenue and W. 11th Street, is a park, a 2/3 of an acre plaza designed to be a central public gathering space, with benches and public art.
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Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025
Long before the renovation, the plaza was the launch pad for Chris Bianco’s career.
—Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
The bridge has two spans and is currently undergoing plaza expansion and road improvements.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
While Kite manages the plaza's tenants, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization committed $80 million that will partly go toward making the Nora area safer over the next five years.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025
Long before the renovation, the plaza was the launch pad for Chris Bianco’s career.
—Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
The bridge has two spans and is currently undergoing plaza expansion and road improvements.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
While Kite manages the plaza's tenants, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization committed $80 million that will partly go toward making the Nora area safer over the next five years.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for plaza
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“Plaza.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plaza. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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