as in audience
a group of spectators
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Recent Examples of grandstand
Four players lived in a storage room under the concrete Muni grandstand and were more than happy to give tours.
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Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
Organizers knew how many to expect in the grandstands, with a daily capacity of 1,150, and in the VIP area, for which 850 tickets were available each day.
—Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Each team prepares something special, with full line-ups announced and red, white, and blue bunting hanging from the grandstands.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The grandstands were rendered dangerous, riddled with rust and corrugated metal, before five-plus years of renovative work and millions of dollars intervened.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2025
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Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
Organizers knew how many to expect in the grandstands, with a daily capacity of 1,150, and in the VIP area, for which 850 tickets were available each day.
—Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Each team prepares something special, with full line-ups announced and red, white, and blue bunting hanging from the grandstands.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The grandstands were rendered dangerous, riddled with rust and corrugated metal, before five-plus years of renovative work and millions of dollars intervened.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandstand
Noun
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Based on pre- and post-debate data collected from the audience, Sey's stance on opposing trans athletes in women's sports appeared to be the winning argument.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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But unlike that 1996 Robert Rodriguez-Quentin Tarantino joint, Sinners isn’t winking at the audience from behind grotesque violence and droll B-movie tropes.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Authorities have not said whether the gallery or its owner, Leslie Roberts, is involved in or at the center of their investigation.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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Those seeking cultural enrichment can explore the region's rich history and art scene with visits to museums, art galleries and historic landmarks.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Siba said the security forces inspected the document, searched the house for weapons and, finding none, told the family to remain inside.—
Christina Goldbaum,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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There was the infamous time McMahon punished Triple H for hugging Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and Shawn Michaels in the center of the ring at a house show, breaking kayfabe when this was something wrestlers didn't do.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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Clergy such as Ruiz, who arrived to the United States as a teen, are now shepherding their congregations through the fear of such crackdowns.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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The air is thick, the landscape breathtaking, and Ryan Coogler drops us in the middle of it all as a young Sammie (Miles Caton) wanders, haunted, into his preacher father's congregation.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Grandstand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandstand. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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