as in coliseum
a large usually roofless building for sporting events with tiers of seats for spectators the football game will be held at the new stadium, which seats 100,000 people

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Recent Examples of stadium His wand of a left-foot and tricky dribbling will dazzle defences across the country, and he will be applauded by away fans in every stadium after his legendary success with the national team. Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025 Sermons won by 20 hundredths of a second in 21.11 in an empty stadium to secure his spot in the finals. Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025 If the borrowers can’t pay back the sum in time and don’t come to some kind of agreement with the Royals’ affiliate who bought the loan, that would open up a pathway for the Royals to possibly gain control of the property and consider building a stadium at the site. Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025 This is not Eminem's first surprise visit to the stadium. Brian McCollum, USA Today, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for stadium
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  • Situated directly below the Main Stand, players can hear everything happening above, like gladiators waiting to enter the coliseum.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 15 May 2025
  • Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news Tales of gladiators going head-to-head with ferocious lions in ancient Rome’s coliseum are legendary.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
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  • At the time, many of the account holders just wanted to promote the beauty of their local parks, like Phoebe, a nature enthusiast who started the unofficial Multnomah Falls account @multnomah_falls to share her love of Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge.
    Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
  • During phase two, each country’s leading parks will compete within their own continents.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025

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“Stadium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stadium. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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