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
One 49ers rookie who’s looking to feed off the NFL’s loudest amphitheater is Mykel Williams.
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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Once a year, nearly 10,000 fans gather nightly for a week of concerts in a nearby natural amphitheater called Teatro de Silenzio.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Dental surgeon William Thomas Green Morton saw the case as the perfect opportunity to test his anesthetic breathing apparatus in the hospital’s amphitheater.
—Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
And the swarm of visitors has prompted more upgrades across the park, including at a neighboring ice rink and amphitheater.
—Ethan Singer, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Once a year, nearly 10,000 fans gather nightly for a week of concerts in a nearby natural amphitheater called Teatro de Silenzio.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Dental surgeon William Thomas Green Morton saw the case as the perfect opportunity to test his anesthetic breathing apparatus in the hospital’s amphitheater.
—Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
And the swarm of visitors has prompted more upgrades across the park, including at a neighboring ice rink and amphitheater.
—Ethan Singer, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for amphitheater
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amphitheater
auditorium
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Among these advocates was Areulia Davis, whose kindergarten class had met on the auditorium stage in an overcrowded Pope elementary in the 1960s.—
Mila Koumpilova,
ProPublica,
9 Sep. 2025
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Within the massive auditorium, the ceiling is lined with thousands of tiny lights resembling stars that shimmer as the lights dim.—
Mae Hamilton,
AFAR Media,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Amphitheater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amphitheater. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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