pavilions

plural of pavilion
as in kiosks
a freestanding airy structure in a scenic setting (as a park) typically offering commanding views the park's pavilions may be rented for wedding receptions and other social gatherings

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Recent Examples of pavilions The pavilions — along with another grill and a section featuring Evanston and North Shore food — are open before and during games. — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026 For more than a decade, Paz, a former mining magnate, provided the funds to acquire artworks, commission large-scale projects, and build pavilions for individual artists. — Mercedes Ezquiaga, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 The international scope of the event will also be reflected within the 20 country and group pavilions, presenting beauty products, technologies and industry solutions from across the globe. — Advertorial, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 The house is made up of a series of low-slung pavilions beneath a floating butterfly roof, with stone, glass, and steel used throughout. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2026 The David Geffen Galleries at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, designed by Peter Zumthor, opened in April — a sprawling, serpentine concrete mass looming 30 feet above Wilshire Boulevard on seven bulky inhabited pavilions. — Sam Lubell, Curbed, 21 Sep. 2026 The structure is essentially a 'village' of nine exhibition pavilions integrated with courtyards, and connected by a corridor covered by a distinctive ribbon-like roof that defines the Suzhou Industrial Park skyline. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026 New entry pavilions were constructed that sent visitors — whether in their cars or on foot — down to the ground level to purchase tickets and then up an escalator to the old entry area. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 With its Balinese pavilions, leaning palms, and dazzling waters beyond, this stylish 25-room retreat is the beachside sibling to Blancaneaux Lodge, Francis Ford Coppola’s other, equally special, Belizean property. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pavilions
Noun
  • Screens on the kiosks are interactive, enabling workers to communicate issues with their on-the-job handheld devices, including cell phones, body cameras, ring scanners, tablets, wands, RS scanners, or Zebra devices.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • In contrast, these kiosks routinely charge between 9% and 20%, with no limits on the transaction fees.
    — Mike Ryan, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • There were no bedrooms, just sleeping alcoves set into the walls.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Incorporating antique finds, greenery, and utilizing your home’s quirky features, like alcoves and nooks, are just a few of the ways your home is set apart from the rest on the block.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • That means he's banned from casinos, mobile sports betting and other types of betting online, along with being blocked from any direct marketing from betting operators, like email blasts pushing offers and promotions.
    — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Beginning the next day, Pennsylvania State Police say unlicensed machines outside casinos and qualifying truck stops may be seized, and the businesses operating them could face prosecution.
    — Jonathan Caulkins, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

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“Pavilions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pavilions. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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