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 Another possible challenge facing the Jayhawks is the late evening start in Salt Lake City (a 2 to 2 1/2 hour charter flight from Topeka) and a packed stadium full of fans enthused about Utah’s perfect start through four games. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026 Against all odds, and after decades of attempts, the band was finally packing many of the same stadiums as Queen at their peak. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026 Barriers separated crowds into escort routes before and after games; supporters could be held in the stadium long after the final whistle, so that rival groups did not clash outside. — Vanda Mayer, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026 The stadium also has two NFL-sized locker rooms, a much larger build than the ones used by the soccer club, due to in part to bigger rosters, bigger players and bigger equipment. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stadium

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Noun

The center will remove 2,000 spaces from its lot that is frequently used for coliseum events.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2026
On the afternoon of commencement, in May, about a thousand people filed into the United Supermarkets Arena, the basketball coliseum where Texas Tech confers its law degrees.

— Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026