Definition of amphitheaternext
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 The main stage is an amphitheater that normally is a concert venue for major recording artists. ABC News, 8 May 2026 In past decades, those intrepid tourists who made it to Komodo gathered at a makeshift amphitheater where park guards had tied a goat to a stake. Craig Stanford, Big Think, 7 May 2026 Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami will be at Pinecrest Gardens’ geodesic-dome amphitheater for the first time on Saturday, May 9, reviving favorites that fit, as if made for it, the natural setting. Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 5 May 2026 The canopy also curves to the shape of Pan Pacific Park’s outdoor amphitheater next to the Goldrich. Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for amphitheater
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auditorium
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  • With its curved ceiling, the 120-seat auditorium serves not just as a film and laser show venue but also as a planetarium.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2026
  • The package is to include $40 million in general obligation bond funding to modernize the Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium, a 5,800-seat auditorium built in 1932.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026

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“Amphitheater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amphitheater. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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