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Recent Examples of plaza
There’s a photograph of the original—a sculpture older than the United States, and from a civilization to which many Mesoamericans owe an artistic debt—being lowered by crane into the plaza of the Seagram Building.
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Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Burleson’s planning and zoning commission stipulated that the specific use permit for liquor sales would only apply to that suite and not the entire shopping plaza, according to Tony McIlwain, Burleson’s director of development services.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2025
These are two transit plazas that are located on El Cajon (Boulevard) and on University Avenue.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Videos shared to social media showed helicopters hovering overhead and yellow police tape blocking off the intersection and portions of the mall’s first-floor plaza.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
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Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Burleson’s planning and zoning commission stipulated that the specific use permit for liquor sales would only apply to that suite and not the entire shopping plaza, according to Tony McIlwain, Burleson’s director of development services.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2025
These are two transit plazas that are located on El Cajon (Boulevard) and on University Avenue.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Videos shared to social media showed helicopters hovering overhead and yellow police tape blocking off the intersection and portions of the mall’s first-floor plaza.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaza
Noun
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The floor is comprised of pink, purple and green foam squares, which provide plenty of room for toys and play.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The profusion of colors each filling a small square creates a profusion of color as unique to Gaines’ oeuvre as a Seurat pointillist masterpiece.—
Tom Teicholz,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The atrium is one of several areas the cruise line expanded on Aqua, the first in the line’s Prima Plus Class.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
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The transportation hubs showcase public art in large atriums filled with natural light, and see tens of thousands of visitors daily.—
Kate Murphy,
Axios,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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After all, sales in Europe look set to stagnate, while electric vehicles still sit on forecourts for too long as buyers hope for government incentives to be reinstated.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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On the morning of my visit, the sunken forecourt of the Basilica of Santa Pudenziana, at the edge of Rome’s trendy Monti neighborhood, was crisscrossed with nets and echoing with shouts.—
The New York Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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
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And for the next two nights, the Coliseum’s peristyle will be illuminated in blue light.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Photo : Tim Waltman/Evan Joseph Photography Stairs lead up to an upper terrace and hot tub.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2025
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Leeds also drive some of the sternest vitriol along opponents’ terraces.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In the courtyard, there are three dedicated areas reflecting the brand’s take on a typical French summer.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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The shooters fired across playgrounds, courtyards, sidewalks and lobbies — boasting about the violence on the Citizen app, authorities siad.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Plaza.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaza. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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