ballroom

noun

Definition of ballroomnext
as in auditorium

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Recent Examples of ballroom Disagreements within families are inevitable, Augustin-Joseph said as leaders listened inside the Sandals Grand Lucian ballroom. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026 Luttrellstown Castle, located near Dublin, reportedly cost $800,000 and featured 20 bedrooms, a ballroom and matching gold thrones that the new husband and wife sat on. — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026 Trump gleefully tearing up large chunks of the White House and my hometown, trying to install a solipsistic arch, an exclusive golf course, a gargantuan ballroom and a garden of heroes — all to his Versailles-on-acid specifications. — Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 4 July 2026 Especially the guy who bangs a wrecking ball against the historic East Wing to make room for an incongruous ballroom monstrosity, who mars the sacred Oval Office with gold glitter and paves over the lovely Rose Garden. — Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for ballroom
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballroom
  1. auditorium
  2. garden
  3. amphitheater
  4. arena
  5. theater
  6. hall
Noun
  • Soccer fans packed the auditorium’s standing-room-only floor and filled its rows of seats.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
  • Instead of taking their seats in the historic auditorium, they are directed onto the stage, where 122 seats are configured for a playing area in the round.
    — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
Definition of auditorium
Noun
  • The first wind phone was created in 2010 by Japanese garden designer Itaru Sasaki after the loss of his cousin to cancer and then later was dedicated to lives lost in the 2011 tsunami.
    — Staff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Leave some messiness in your garden and leave the leaves, as decaying leaves are great habitat for fireflies.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Definition of garden
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  • Management is retrofitting amphitheaters from as little as 1% premium capacity toward 25% and designing new arenas with up to 30% premium inventory.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • Both the amphitheater and Foundation Room are available for rent, with discounts for nonprofit organizations, Foster said.
    — Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
Definition of amphitheater
Noun
  • Concerts and award shows reinvent arenas every year through temporary architecture and production design.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Unlike scenic destinations that become part of a wedding backdrop, Walshe said Madison Square Garden presents the opposite challenge because designers would first have to erase the venue's familiar arena feel before creating something entirely new.
    — Lauryn Overhultz , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of arena
Noun
  • Swimming pools, movie theaters and shopping malls are places to stay cool.
    — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • The company reimagines the Colony Theatre stage, turning it into a black-box theater where audiences become collaborators rather than spectators.
    — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
Definition of theater
Noun
  • Espinoza has stopped short of shutting down the hall, though, and the state board has no enforcement arm.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • Amid the photos, though, the model shared comments about photographers breaking into the town hall during the couple's nuptials.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Definition of hall

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