as in amphitheater
a large room or building for enclosed public gatherings
will hold the town meeting in the high school auditorium
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Recent Examples of auditorium
San Jose State installed new grass practice fields in the fall, and in 2023 the school unveiled a 55,000-square-foot athletic facility that has everything from a film-study auditorium to a barbershop station.
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Matt Barrows, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Its high-profile, Roman-style auditorium opened in 2012.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
Many come early to grab a seat in the immense auditorium.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
The size of the audience in the smallish auditorium surprised me on a Friday morning.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
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Matt Barrows, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Its high-profile, Roman-style auditorium opened in 2012.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
Many come early to grab a seat in the immense auditorium.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
The size of the audience in the smallish auditorium surprised me on a Friday morning.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for auditorium
Noun
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Unlike Turnpike, which has consistently played in arenas and amphitheaters since its 2022 comeback, shows of this scale are still new ground for Canada.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
9 Feb. 2026
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Like the Colosseum, the amphitheater was a monumental travertine-and-brick structure, once seating 50,000 people.—
Erica Firpo,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In June 2013, Nikolic invites Gates to attend Crazy Horse, a famous burlesque cabaret theater in Paris.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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Check out the new trailer for the film below, which Searchlight Pictures will release in theaters on Friday, March 20.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
5 Feb. 2026
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His arms shot down; the Arkestra cut to hush; the hall tremored with complicated silence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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But right now, she was headed to see a repertory screening of Out of Africa down the hall.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Auditorium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auditorium. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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