arcades

noun

plural of arcade
as in cloisters

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Recent Examples of arcades Though some arcades only have regular claw machines, the Pians' arcade has many different ways to play. — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 8 Dec. 2025
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  1. cloisters
  2. piazzas
Noun
  • Just over the bridge, on neighboring Paradise Island, check out the Augustinian cloisters at Ocean Club, A Four Seasons Resort.
    — Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026
  • Several portraits in medallions high on the walls of the cloisters show decapitated Dominican Friars who worked as inquisitors with just a stump for a neck and their heads held in their hands.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of cloisters
Noun
  • The carousel included snaps from all over Italy as the trio made their way through outdoor piazzas, the Vatican, art galleries in Milan, the Colosseum, and the canals of Venice.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 3 Aug. 2026
  • English soccer fans have earned a reputation for violent hooliganism, hurling plastic chairs and brawling their way across the piazzas and boulevards of Europe.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 3 July 2026
Definition of piazzas

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