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pavilion

[puh-vil-yuhn] / pəˈvɪl jən /
NOUN
domed building or tent
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The town's sports pavilion is named after Navas and Ruiz and Gavi will now have football fields renamed after them as a tribute to their achievements.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Around 100 firefighters and 15 fire engines were sent to the scene, where the fire destroyed just over half of the pavilion before it was brought under control at 21:25.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

"It successfully generated enough formic acid to power a miniature diorama in the pavilion, showing its potential as an efficient artificial photosynthesis system that could potentially be used to charge applications in our homes."

From Science Daily Jun. 11, 2026

The pavilion commissioner is a newly formed nonprofit, the American Arts Conservancy, run by former pet-supply shop owner Jenni Parido.

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

I move into the shadow of a nearby pavilion as the door opens.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

The address kicked off the Great American State Fair, a free festival marking the semiquincentennial anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with state pavilions, military flyovers, music and patriotic displays.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

Fans in the right-field pavilions continued to chant “sell the team.”

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 2026

The canal-side gardens of the Biennale are home to dozens of stylish national pavilions that operate as showcases for their owners.

From BBC May 6, 2026

The rest of the interior suggests a vast loft that has been crammed with boxy concrete pavilions that vary only in size.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

But even things as fine as all that must end sometime, and late on the afternoon of the third day the tents were struck, the pavilions were folded, and everything was packed ready to leave.

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster




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