as in many
being of a large but indefinite number
would sometimes experience multiplex moods in the course of a single day
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Recent Examples of multiplex
Brent Lang, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
There are 62 screenings of KPop Demon Hunters this weekend at the Cinemark Century multiplex in Daly City, just south of San Francisco.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 24 Aug. 2025
Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 23 July 2025
Jaws was criticized for shepherding Hollywood out of the daring age of the late sixties and early seventies into a more impersonal multiplex age, but that’s not the film’s fault: That’s just a measure of how amazing an achievement Jaws actually was.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 20 June 2025
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Adjective
The study’s authors suggest that the ubiquity of smartphones and streaming services has made younger consumers more interested in a night out at the multiplex.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
There are 62 screenings of KPop Demon Hunters this weekend at the Cinemark Century multiplex in Daly City, just south of San Francisco.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 24 Aug. 2025
Noun
These days at the multiplex, not all heroes — or villains — are created equal.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 23 July 2025
Jaws was criticized for shepherding Hollywood out of the daring age of the late sixties and early seventies into a more impersonal multiplex age, but that’s not the film’s fault: That’s just a measure of how amazing an achievement Jaws actually was.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multiplex
Adjective
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The fact that the toner was more economical—printing, say, 10 times as many pages for only three times the cost—didn't matter.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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His work with rural counties has earned favorable notices, but in urban areas like Phoenix, many of the experts in Joan's reporting raised questions about Livar's effectiveness.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Suddenly, San Marcos is looking like a health care hub similar to La Jolla or to the Sharp HealthCare and Rady Children’s Hospital megaplex at Genesee Avenue on Highway 163.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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Anchored since 1997 by the Edwards megaplex — now operated by Regal — the multi-acre Spectrum had been majority-owned by D.D. Dunlap since 2008.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Trump has launched numerous national security probes into potential new tariffs on a wide variety of products.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
26 Sep. 2025
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The department has opened numerous probes into the national security ramifications of imports of wind turbines, airplanes, semiconductors, heavy trucks, polysilicon, copper, timber and lumber and critical minerals.—
Reuters 12 hr ago,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This all comes amid multiple feuds between the ADL and several Christian conservatives, including podcasters Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson, and concerns over the rise in antisemitism and whether free speech is being stifled in the name of combating it.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The defensive piece is there; he’s guarded just about every wing player of significance in the league now, multiple times, over his first two seasons.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Multiplex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multiplex. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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