Thesaurus results for STADIUM

stadium

noun

ˈstā-dē-əm

Definition of stadium

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 The 2017 stadium move from their old crumbling Estadio Vicente Calderon to the modern Metropolitano has helped considerably, too. — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Just 9,307 people were packed into Elversberg's stadium to see the team make history. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 Multiple college games, including the SEC Championship and the Peach Bowl, are played inside the stadium each year. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 And when Keeley goes to console the team and apologize for the half-empty stadium, she’s effectively told not to worry about it. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stadium

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Noun

Four years earlier, a leaner and healthier Elvis played a much better concert at this same coliseum.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2026
The move to North Main Street brought more Stockyards visitors and cowboys headed to Billy Bob’s Texas or the coliseum rodeos.

— Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 July 2026

Definition of coliseum

Noun

Last month, the family of Christopher Hawley, who died after a ride in 2022, reached a settlement with the park and with ride manufacturer S&S Worldwide Inc, said KTLA.

— Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 2 Sep. 2026
In February, the park started reopening the North Kaibab Trail, a route that connects the canyon’s North Rim with Phantom Ranch, a lodge inside the park.

— Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026