audience
noun
au·di·ence
ˈȯ-dē-ən(t)s 
ˈä-
1
a
: a group of listeners or spectators
The concert attracted a large audience.
b
: a reading, viewing, or listening public
The film is intended for a young audience.
2
: a group of ardent admirers or devotees
has developed an enthusiastic audience for his ideas
3
a
: a formal hearing or interview
an audience with the pope
b
: an opportunity of being heard
4
: the act or state of hearing
Give me audience and heed what I say.
Examples of audience in a Sentence
The concert attracted a large audience.
The audience clapped and cheered.
Her audience is made up mostly of young women.
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Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
As has become tradition at the irreverent event, the in-person audience honors the winners by making and throwing paper airplanes.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Exposing new audiences to the game is designed to stoke awareness of baseball, its players, and its products – this creating previously untapped revenue streams.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Stars Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell famously manufactured a phony real-life romance — all while Sweeney was still engaged — that got internet sleuths buzzing and bolstered audience interest to see what chemistry might be on screen.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Audience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/audience. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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audience
noun
au·di·ence
ˈȯd-ē-ən(t)s
1
: a group that listens or watches (as at a play or concert)
2
: an interview with a person of high rank
3
: those of the general public who give attention to something said, done, or written
books with an audience of millions
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