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as in auditorium
a large room or building for enclosed public gatherings
watched the hockey game in the new sports arena
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as in area
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
has a lot of influence in the local business arena
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Recent Examples of arena
So why did Hanse take this gig helping design holes for TGL, the two-year-old indoor league that plays its matches in an intimate arena with top PGA Tour players like Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele hitting shots into a 53-foot-tall screen?
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Brody Miller, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
For a moment, pro player participation appeared in doubt over construction delays facing Milano’s new hockey arena.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Even General Motors, with its luxury brand, Cadillac, has entered this arena.
—Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
The City of Rancho Cordova is moving one step closer to getting a new sports and entertainment arena.
—James Taylor, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arena
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Instead of costly real estate leases, IMAX makes deals with cinema chains to install its equipment into their auditoriums and then takes a share of the box office receipts for films screened in those theaters.—
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Unidentified plainclothes dudes then dragged her out of the high school auditorium while other Idahoans watched — some in amusement, others not so much.—
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Avoid puddles - Driving into puddles or low rainwater areas can lead to vehicles hydroplaning or losing control.—
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Teams that may have some postseason games to play are certainly showing themselves as playoff scenarios take shape in KC-area and regional college football.—
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The amphitheater is expected to attract national touring acts, from blockbuster shows to emerging artists.—
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Released by the group’s longstanding Anjunabeats label, the project came months after the group played a massive set on Coachella’s Outdoor Stage then launched a North American amphitheater tour.—
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This annual showcase is tied to Rolling Stone‘s annual Future of Music issue, our look at what’s new and what’s next in all realms of music.—
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Miller is now acting as an accelerant for the president’s most incendiary impulses and shaping the lives of individual Americans in nearly every realm.—
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Coming off two straight nine-win seasons, Dykes has seen enough confirmation on the field that TCU has plenty of talent already inside the building; most of it just needs to continue to develop.—
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Borregales banged home a 35-yard field to give the home team a 6-3 lead heading into halftime.—
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But the fourth-down element has been in the spotlight.—
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At the same time, aging-in-place design elements are becoming more mainstream — and more aesthetically integrated.—
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Similar to other great powers, the United States has long looked at its near-abroad at its exclusive domain, where the influence of geopolitical competitors must be constrained to the maximum extent possible.—
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In late 2025, a member of Khan's campaign team bought the domain name for Logsdon's website, following a lapse in her campaign's payments for the domain.—
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According to the department, Sutton currently faces three counts of resisting an officer, two counts of public intimidation, two counts of battery of a police officer, one count of disturbing the peace and one count of criminal trespassing.—
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In October the agency fined the police department $153,000 and the sheriff’s office $184,000 for violations related to Rodarte’s death.—
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“Arena.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arena. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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