convention center
noun
: a building or set of buildings designed to hold many people and used for meetings
The conference was held at the new convention center.
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Inside the carpeted confines of the Palexpo convention center in Geneva—home to the annual Watches and Wonders fair, which this year ran April 1-7—the anxieties and distractions of the wider world often feel muted, occasionally even nonexistent.
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Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2025
Melton intended for the convention center to go to Gary, but legislation was shifted to give decision-making power over where the convention center would be located to Lake County.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Many food trucks lined both sides of the promenade in front of the convention center.
—Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
The arching windows inside the convention center reflect an architect’s genius.
—Scott Herhold, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
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Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2025
Melton intended for the convention center to go to Gary, but legislation was shifted to give decision-making power over where the convention center would be located to Lake County.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Many food trucks lined both sides of the promenade in front of the convention center.
—Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
The arching windows inside the convention center reflect an architect’s genius.
—Scott Herhold, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for convention center
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“Convention center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convention%20center. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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