Times Square

American  

noun

1. a wide intersection extending from 43rd to 47th Streets in central Manhattan, New York City, where Broadway and Seventh Avenue intersect.

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Times Square British  

noun

1. a square formed by the intersection of Broadway and Seventh Avenue in New York City, extending from 42nd to 45th Street

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Times Square Cultural  

1. Area of Manhattan formed by the intersection of Broadway (see also Broadway) and Seventh Avenue between Forty-second and Forty-fourth Streets.

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Heart of the New York City theater district.

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Times Square

The group noted Paramount, in its regulatory filings, still lists its Times Square offices in New York as its corporate headquarters — not its Melrose Avenue campus in Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

I’m perfectly fine with one of those hand-held devices but loved the standing unit at the Hyatt Centric Times Square last week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

At the Times Square location at noon on a steaming Wednesday in August, I got a taste of just how intense the fandom has become.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

In New York City's Times Square, one of the busiest pedestrian intersections in the world, photographs of Wang Wang come up on a gigantic digital screen every 35 minutes.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

“It’s just like I’m seeing myself in you, is all. It’s just that I’m trying to remember what it felt like when even Times Square seemed cool, and not like just another mall.”

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

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