rotunda
noun
ro·tun·da
rō-ˈtən-də 
1
: a round building
especially
: one covered by a dome
2
a
: a large round room
b
: a large central area (as in a hotel)
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We stood inside the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Building.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
At President Trump’s inauguration, Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI, was relegated to the overflow room while other tech billionaires like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg took prime spots on the dais under the Capitol rotunda.
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The building would be round, and all of the inmates’ cells would face a central rotunda, where the guards would be stationed.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
At President Trump’s inauguration, Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI, was relegated to the overflow room while other tech billionaires like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg took prime spots on the dais under the Capitol rotunda.
—Cecilia Kang, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
The building would be round, and all of the inmates’ cells would face a central rotunda, where the guards would be stationed.
—Kelsey McKinney, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2025
Chair Yoga Class: 9 a.m., San Diego Country Estates, the rotunda at 16911 Gunn Stage Road.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2025
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“Rotunda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rotunda. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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rotunda
noun
ro·tun·da
rō-ˈtən-də
1
: a round building
especially
: one covered by a dome
2
a
: a large round room
b
: a large central area (as in a hotel)
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