as in auditorium
a large room or building for enclosed public gatherings
the conference attendees crowded into the amphitheater for the keynote address
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Recent Examples of amphitheater
This is the final Summerfest amphitheater concert announced for 2026.
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Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 5 Feb. 2026
To mark the end of the games, the closing ceremonies will take place at the Verona Olympic Arena, a historic Roman amphitheater about two hours outside Milan.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 4 Feb. 2026
The closing ceremony will take place in a 2,000-year-old Roman amphitheater in Verona.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
His first proposal for a major public work, titled Play Mountain, was a playground that looked like a Surrealist amphitheater cut into the earth or maybe a distant precursor to the land art of Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 4 Feb. 2026
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Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 5 Feb. 2026
To mark the end of the games, the closing ceremonies will take place at the Verona Olympic Arena, a historic Roman amphitheater about two hours outside Milan.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 4 Feb. 2026
The closing ceremony will take place in a 2,000-year-old Roman amphitheater in Verona.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
His first proposal for a major public work, titled Play Mountain, was a playground that looked like a Surrealist amphitheater cut into the earth or maybe a distant precursor to the land art of Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amphitheater
auditorium
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Back home, her work on the Fox took several forms, including a 1994 fundraising campaign to paint the auditorium for the first time since its opening.—
Mark Woolsey,
AJC.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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While an initial opening timeline has shifted back a few weeks as construction continues, Levine said the delay allows the team to focus on final details, from lighting installations to finishing touches across the auditorium and artist areas.—
Holly Alvarado,
Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Amphitheater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amphitheater. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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