grandstand

noun

Definition of grandstandnext
as in audience
a group of spectators

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Recent Examples of grandstand After the broadcast of the trophy presentation ended on TV, the celebration spilled into a hallway underneath the grandstands, where players and coaches took turns waiting in line for their official picture with the trophy. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 June 2026 The redevelopment includes renovating the track surface and grandstand, adding additional stalls and a new training track, as well as redeveloping the surrounding Park Heights neighborhood. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 2 July 2026 One example of a surprising fashion show led to interaction with guests presenting the spring 2024 collection in Milan, when staff members handed envelopes to attendees seated in the two grandstands facing a minimal black set. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 21 June 2026 Piepenbrink encouraged people to visit the Crete Township Community Center on Cottage Grove Avenue and Monee Road to view photos from a 1952 fire that tore down the Balmoral Park grandstand during renovations. — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for grandstand
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandstand
  1. audience
  2. gallery
  3. house
  4. congregation
Noun
  • Those included a charmingly cluttered Bucket family home, a lush candyland with the smell of chocolate piped through the Royal Theater to complement the full-size mock chocolate river, and a glass elevator that flew above the audience.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • While the choreography was designed for a global TV audience, the underlying technology has broader industrial applications.
    — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of audience
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  • Idyllwild Set at 5,400 feet in Southern California’s San Jacinto Mountains, Idyllwild charms visitors with its art galleries, shops (pottery, glasswork, jewelry, and more), and walkable main street, North Circle Drive.
    — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026
  • Its historic, walkable Sonoma Plaza, an hour north of San Francisco, offers diverse dining, galleries, and events.
    — Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of gallery
Noun
  • Now that Love's eight children are all grown up and out of the house, the family has opted to sell the home and look for something smaller near Lake Tahoe, according to the listing agency.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • Plaintiffs have used internal documents from the companies to allege that, in house, people have long recognized a correlation between NEC and the use of preterm formulas made from cow’s milk.
    — David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of house
Noun
  • And at times members of the congregation thank her and others for casting aside those anxieties and keeping this place going.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • The Zion Church is among the largest churches that are unregistered with the Chinese authorities, defying restrictions from the officially atheist Communist Party requiring believers to worship only in registered congregations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Definition of congregation

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