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coliseum

[kol-i-see-uhm] / ˌkɒl ɪˈsi əm /


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The rattlesnakes are rounded up in the second weekend of March and then taken to a coliseum, where tens of thousands of visitors watch organizers milk their venom.

From Reuters ● Mar. 22, 2023

"I was sat chatting to Kyle Sinckler the other day and he said it's a proper coliseum, an incredible place to play rugby," said Ollie.

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2023

A part of the ceiling on a small government coliseum in Masbate city was also damaged, Dilao said.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2023

As it swept through the ’60s, the conversation pit became a delineated social coliseum, designed for deep conversation and deliberate social intimacy, the interior design equivalent of the cul-de-sac.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2022

Out my window, I watch us rise higher and higher above Jackson; over the coliseum with its big top, the skyscrapers, the governor’s mansion, and churches downtown; the busy interstate, the sleepy suburbs.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas




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