as in kiosk
a freestanding airy structure in a scenic setting (as a park) typically offering commanding views the park's pavilions may be rented for wedding receptions and other social gatherings

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Recent Examples of pavilion The body will present the fund at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday, in an event at its pavilion in the Marché du Film’s International Village. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 18 May 2025 Like baths and coffeehouses, garden pavilions known as kiosks helped transform public life in Europe. Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 24 May 2025 The park offers bike paths, native landscaping, and multiuse pavilions, but Brasted loves it most for its views of the New Orleans skyline. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 May 2025 The makeover, budgeted for $42 million including $35 million for construction, also includes an amphitheater, a butterfly garden, six tennis courts, a children’s playground, a dog park, a boardwalk, covered pavilions, outdoor workout equipment, and an amphitheater. Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for pavilion
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Noun
  • Tight end Travis Kelce, who has been training in Florida, sauntered in wearing shorts and a tie-dye T-shirt that — came from a Jimmy Buffett kiosk in Key West?
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2025
  • There's also an indoor city square called Plein, which serves as a flexible event space with food kiosks.
    Adam Williams May 26, New Atlas, 26 May 2025
Noun
  • Another taxing target is gambling now that most of the Land of Lincoln is replete with gaming devices and casinos.
    Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
  • Of course, that is somehow a comment on the history of [European art]; stained glass is so connected to the churches, and the casinos and the absinthe bars in Paris, and all these spectacular spaces that have been facilitating different kinds of rituals and togetherness—people sharing experiences.
    Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • Past that is the kitchen (in the alcove on the left) and the dining area (right, up the steps) where Snitow sat with feminist friends around a long table.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 May 2025
  • My favorite, Taylor Creek, weaves through a narrow box canyon and crisscrosses its namesake creek before reaching the eye-popping turnaround point: a double-arch alcove.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2025

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“Pavilion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pavilion. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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