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a
: a public square in a city or town
b
: an open area usually located near urban buildings and often featuring walkways, trees and shrubs, places to sit, and sometimes shops
2
: a place on a thoroughfare (such as a turnpike) at which all traffic must temporarily stop (as to pay tolls)
3
: an area adjacent to an expressway which has service facilities (such as a restaurant, gas station, and restrooms)
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Examples of plaza in a Sentence
They put his statue in the town's plaza.
Recent Examples on the Web
Advertisement The audio features reenactments of the scene of the 1931 raid, with voice actors depicting police and immigration officials demanding immigration papers from the 400 Mexicans who were enjoying music and food at the plaza that day.
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Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
The supermarket is in a plaza owned by a businessman named Sergio Delgado — the man Martinez allegedly asked to put in a good word at the bank.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
Security at the site was known to be lax, an important detail as accessing the plaza’s towers and other buildings constitutes trespassing.
—Leda Joy Abkenari, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
The plaza steps outside Damascus Gate were filled with people after evening and Taraweeh prayers Friday night.
—NBC News, 15 Mar. 2024
The plaza itself may have been used for ceremony or ritual, though without further evidence much remains a mystery.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
Hecho a Mano Gallery This small gallery one block from Santa Fe’s downtown plaza, wows with big prints and dramatic designs from both historical and modern Mexican and New Mexican artists.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Just northeast of the plaza is a hilltop park with a cross that gets some of the best sunset views in town.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024
During winter months, most of the adjacent Empire State Plaza is also walled off with temporary barricades to keep people from slipping and getting hurt on the icy plaza — even though there has hardly been any snow or ice this winter.
—Jay Root, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
The supermarket is in a plaza owned by a businessman named Sergio Delgado — the man Martinez allegedly asked to put in a good word at the bank.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
Security at the site was known to be lax, an important detail as accessing the plaza’s towers and other buildings constitutes trespassing.
—Leda Joy Abkenari, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
The plaza steps outside Damascus Gate were filled with people after evening and Taraweeh prayers Friday night.
—NBC News, 15 Mar. 2024
The plaza itself may have been used for ceremony or ritual, though without further evidence much remains a mystery.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
Hecho a Mano Gallery This small gallery one block from Santa Fe’s downtown plaza, wows with big prints and dramatic designs from both historical and modern Mexican and New Mexican artists.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Just northeast of the plaza is a hilltop park with a cross that gets some of the best sunset views in town.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024
During winter months, most of the adjacent Empire State Plaza is also walled off with temporary barricades to keep people from slipping and getting hurt on the icy plaza — even though there has hardly been any snow or ice this winter.
—Jay Root, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Plaza.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plaza. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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