as in following
a group of people showing intense devotion to a cause, person, or work (as a film)
that mystery novelist, although long deceased, continues to have an enthusiastic audience
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Recent Examples of audience
The album’s intimacy and depth, both sonically and personally, is what Ford’s most excited to share with her growing audience this year.
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Deasia Paige, AJC.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Emery Glover is an audience engagement specialist for the Des Moines Register.
—Emery Glover, Des Moines Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Collaborations, audiences and community support grow at a rapid pace.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
We are humbled and thrilled by the response from film festival audiences so far.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
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Deasia Paige, AJC.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Emery Glover is an audience engagement specialist for the Des Moines Register.
—Emery Glover, Des Moines Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Collaborations, audiences and community support grow at a rapid pace.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
We are humbled and thrilled by the response from film festival audiences so far.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for audience
Noun
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The brand has amassed a following of loyal travelers who live for its sleek, stylish, and functional bags.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Jan. 2026
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Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016, Cheap Trick maintains an almost constant touring schedule, having performed live more than 6,000 times since its formation, selling more than 20 million albums and building a dedicated cult following.—
Lucia Cheng,
Des Moines Register,
30 Jan. 2026
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And many teams in return have embraced the new fandom too with pride nights and players using rainbow stick tape.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Jan. 2026
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What followed is an incredible conversation on politics, race, equality and mutual fandom.—
Steve Baltin,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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Her first novel and international cult hit, Diary of a Void, won the Osamu Dazai Prize, awarded annually to the best debut work of fiction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Japan was stunned into a mainstream awareness of cults in 1995, when Aum Shinrikyo, a vaguely Buddhist meditation sect, released sarin gas in the Tokyo subway, killing more than a dozen and injuring thousands.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Audience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/audience. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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