as in audience
a group of spectators
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Recent Examples of grandstand
During his second round Friday, Koepka was walking in between holes when a fan yelled toward him from one of the grandstands.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2025
The Western Idaho Fair has unveiled its grandstand concert lineup — and given price-conscious Boise music fans an extra reason to get excited.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2025
The water sometimes doesn’t work, some of the grandstand has been condemned and uninhabitable, and the barns, well, almost all but the stakes horses ship in from training tracks or Laurel.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
From campus-only passes and the grandstands to the invite-only Palm Club (where the likes of Jeff Bezos, Travis Kelce, LeBron James, Tom Cruise, Ed Sheeran, and more A-listers have been spotted), there are dozens of places to watch the race.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2025
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2025
The Western Idaho Fair has unveiled its grandstand concert lineup — and given price-conscious Boise music fans an extra reason to get excited.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2025
The water sometimes doesn’t work, some of the grandstand has been condemned and uninhabitable, and the barns, well, almost all but the stakes horses ship in from training tracks or Laurel.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
From campus-only passes and the grandstands to the invite-only Palm Club (where the likes of Jeff Bezos, Travis Kelce, LeBron James, Tom Cruise, Ed Sheeran, and more A-listers have been spotted), there are dozens of places to watch the race.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandstand
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Pope Leo called for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all hostages in a May 28 general audience, following in the steps of his predecessor Pope Francis, who was both praised and criticized for using his position to advocate for ending the war in Gaza.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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This year’s race had the biggest TV audience for the event in 17 years.—
Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Artwork found in the trash was identified as one of five paintings stolen from a Canadian gallery in 2021, officials said.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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Today, that artistic spirit lives on at the region’s many galleries, such as Studio Tramuntana and Secret Mill.—
Siobhan Reid,
Vogue,
28 May 2025
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Once near the bases, the roofs of the mobile houses were remotely opened, and the drones deployed to launch their strikes.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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It's tucked in the basement of a house in the residential area of Nishiazabu.—
Bella Stoddart,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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The congregation of about 20 people frantically waved hand fans and watched as Jones performed the baptism.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 June 2025
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Former leaders of the Saints Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church, a 70-year-old congregation that was once a mansion belonging to Miami’s first mayor, have been ordered by a judge to vacate the property by Friday and open the doors to the Orthodox Church in America.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2025
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“Grandstand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandstand. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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