Synonyms for grandstand
ˈgrænˌstænd, ˈgrænd-grand·stand

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1. grandstandnoun

   the audience at a stadium or racetrack

   Synonyms:
   covered stand

2. grandstand, covered standverb

   a stand at a racecourse or stadium consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats that are under a protective roof

   Synonyms:
   covered stand

3. grandstandverb

   perform ostentatiously in order to impress the audience and with an eye to the applause

   "She never misses a chance to grandstand"

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1. • Audience
   • Perform
   • Performing Arts

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1. Tai Woffinden:

   I'd love for somebody like( snooker and darts entrepreneur) Barry Hearn in his spare time to come and look into it and say' yeah, I'll take that on,' it's an exciting sport but it's classed as a minority sport. You walk through the grandstand and there seems to be a lot more older people, there's no younger people yet it's a younger generation of kids that are riding bikes.

2. Dustin Johnson:

   This year I don't have to worry about it. There's a grandstand there. Thank you, PGA. I appreciate that.

3. Jackie Robinson:

   Life is not a spectator sport. If you’re going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion you’re wasting your life.

4. Lance Armstrong:

   I am deeply sorry for many things I have done. However, it is my hope that revealing the truth will lead to a bright, dope-free future for the sport I love, in the rush to vilify Lance, many of the other equally culpable participants have been allowed to escape scrutiny, much less sanction, and many of the anti-doping 'enforcers' have chosen to grandstand at Lance's expense rather than truly search for the truth.

5. The Eugene Civic Alliance:

   Like the rest of the community, we are stunned by the fire today that destroyed the Civic Stadium grandstand, it is too early for us to know where we go from here. We ask for a bit of grace and patience as we come to grips with this loss to our community and to our effort.