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as in playhouse
a building or part of a building where movies are shown
there's still one theater in town that shows independent films
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as in drama
the public performance of plays
have been fascinated by the theater ever since I was a child
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as in auditorium
a large room or building for enclosed public gatherings
the lecturer waited until the theater was full before beginning
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Recent Examples of theater
In 2024, her similarly low-budget, art-house-y tennis drama, Challengers, opened to $15 million in 3,700 theaters.
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Chris Lee, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026
Erivo will also announce a eponymous scholarship for the USC School of Dramatic Arts and the Cynthia Erivo Film Bursary for Oxford, supporting students studying drama, theater, film and other areas of entertainment.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026
Film, theater, and radio director, actor, producer, and writer Orson Welles was born on May 6, 1915.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The commercials will air in movie theaters starting Friday.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
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Chris Lee, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026
Erivo will also announce a eponymous scholarship for the USC School of Dramatic Arts and the Cynthia Erivo Film Bursary for Oxford, supporting students studying drama, theater, film and other areas of entertainment.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026
Film, theater, and radio director, actor, producer, and writer Orson Welles was born on May 6, 1915.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The commercials will air in movie theaters starting Friday.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for theater
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Proceeds will benefit the playhouse’s community engagement, military and learning programs.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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The home was a builder’s personal residence and has numerous amenities, including a workshop that could be a studio or playhouse.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Mar. 2026
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However, Gottlieb also brought up how many individuals who leave college coaching to become NBA coaches don't want to return to the college scene, because the NBA focuses more on basketball and less on all the other drama and noise.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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But Lumet and screenwriter Frank Pierson ease up on the laughs as Sonny’s predicament grows more helpless, allowing the audience to feel his desperation as the drama barrels toward a tragic finale.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Once Snelling took to the auditorium stage, CCPSA President Remel Terry reminded the 100 or so people in attendance to maintain decorum.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Just beautiful, beautiful auditoriums with wonderful acoustics and all of the things.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Orion capsule separated from the rocket's upper stage to enter a highly elliptical orbit around Earth.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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Their mom is in hospice care, battling stage 4 brain cancer, and their dad was arrested this week by ICE.—
Zach Boetto,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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More than 60 of the top 100 amphitheaters in the United States.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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The amphitheater wouldn’t have done that, but the fountain will.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Both assist with the production of collagen and reduce the appearance of wrinkles.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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That’s impressive production for the 6-foot-2, 234-pound defender.—
Mike Kaye
April 6,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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The book portrays an authoritarian near-future Russia where most entertainment and all news comes through Cameras, people wired to transmit their experiences directly from their brains to the internet.—
Stephanie Burt,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our EW Dispatch newsletter.—
Ashley Boucher,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Apr. 2026
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In addition to best motion picture and TV series, acting awards in film and TV and director and screenplay honors in film, the Globes recognize best stand-up comedy performance on TV and, in film, cinematic and box office achievement.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Apr. 2026
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The president also fired Pam Bondi as attorney general on Thursday, promoting Todd Blanche, his former lawyer and the deputy attorney general, to acting leader of the Justice Department.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Theater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/theater. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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