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as in auditorium
a large room or building for enclosed public gatherings we used to go to Boston's historic garden to hear concerts and see basketball games

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adjective

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Recent Examples of garden
Noun
In addition to the orchids that typically grow in the garden’s conservatory, displays will include plants on loan from private growers belonging to two local groups — the San Diego County Orchid Society and the Palomar Orchid Society — as well as orchids and materials from local businesses. San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025 Per the outlet, the couple exchanged vows at the Castello di Celsa, a 13th-century castle with sweeping views, a beautiful garden and ivy crawling up its stone walls. Michael Nied, People.com, 21 May 2025
Adjective
Garden Conservancy Day GLASTONBURY — On Saturday, June 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., there will be four gardens open for viewing in Glastonbury. Courant Community, 19 June 2017 Garden program Learn about the Gable rhododendrons with garden expert Don Hyatt. Washington Post, 10 May 2017 See All Example Sentences for garden
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Noun
  • Approximately 300 people attended the dedication ceremony, which took place in the auditorium and spilled out into a full overflow room.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2025
  • Warm, enthusiastic applause rolled over the auditorium in waves as the film credits rolled, and the Dardennes embraced their co-stars.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • Stephen King’s novella about three chapters in the life of an ordinary man named Charles Krantz.
    Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 1 June 2025
  • During the 2014 Western Conference final, the Los Angeles captain — who was in the midst of playing 64 extra games in a 26-month span — was asked why his Kings were so impressive in the postseason, but so ordinary in the regular season.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Adjective
  • Public transportation is limited, so renting a car is recommended for getting around Extremadura’s rural areas and smaller towns.
    Carlsen Jes, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2025
  • But, whether in galleries in Johannesburg, Bulawayo, or Paris, or on the walls of huts in rural Matobo, the art form will continue, a fascinating case of a modernist art form existing outside of Western paradigms.
    Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 June 2025
Noun
  • The campground is near the site for night sky viewing and the telescope site, as well as the amphitheater.
    Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 21 May 2025
  • The 80-foot waterfall tumbles over a striking red rock amphitheater, creating an impressive scene.
    Jennifer Broome, Denver Post, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • In August, 1939, the British physiologist Alan Hodgkin and his student Andrew Huxley (Aldous’s half brother) examined squid giant axons, which are up to a thousand times thicker than typical human nerve fibres and thus easier to study.
    Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
  • The accompanying video – well, better classified as all-encompassing graphics that sucked you into the visual vortex – of football fields and basketball courts pulled at the hearts of 17,000 people as Chesney sang of days gone by with his typical earnestness.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 26 May 2025
Adjective
  • Labor Shortages Push Innovation In countries like India, where the agricultural workforce is projected to drop to 26.8% by 2050, labor scarcity is forcing farmers to adopt technology.
    Josh Max, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
  • Based on their analyses, the stones do not appear to have been placed there for agricultural purposes, such as to mark the boundary between croplands or to fence in livestock.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • Most kids use pacifiers—and up to a certain point, that's totally normal.
    ​Wendy Wisner, Parents, 29 May 2025
  • In a revealing interview on Insight With Chris Van Vliet, Omos detailed his journey from assuming his rapid growth was normal to facing a critical health crisis.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Adjective
  • Fellow country singer Luke Bryan is also returning as a judge, making Lionel Richie the only non-country artist in a prominent role on the show.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2025
  • To some, the look echoed what has been a big night for country music—especially for non-country musicians.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2024

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“Garden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garden. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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