variants
or theatre
1
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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2
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
Acting came via his sister Catherine, who went to theater school.
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
Those elements all appear in the full-length feature film, which arrived in theaters Friday.
—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
Back in the 1970s and '80s, Rocky Horror aficionados had to go to theaters over and over to nail down those details.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 27 Sep. 2025
Both were in theatres for only a week or so, before being released on the platform.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
Those elements all appear in the full-length feature film, which arrived in theaters Friday.
—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
Back in the 1970s and '80s, Rocky Horror aficionados had to go to theaters over and over to nail down those details.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 27 Sep. 2025
Both were in theatres for only a week or so, before being released on the platform.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for theater
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In addition to all the indoor exhibits, the museum has its own mini golf course and brand new outdoor playground along with a playhouse and Rainbow Music Garden.—
Lois Alter Mark,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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On July 28 at 6:30 p.m., the playhouse is actually showing the 1952 movie, which stars Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O’Connor, and is fully expecting the screening to go as planned.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
26 July 2025
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The other drama was in the SEC.—
Erick Smith,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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Bon Appetit, Your Majesty has been one of the biggest Netflix hits of the fall season, drawing in Korean drama fans with a winning combination of period romance and culinary adventure.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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Fewer than 3,000 filled the maroon seats in the auditorium where Turning Point hosted its event.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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However, Brown showed The Post an email confirming the students’ reservation of an auditorium in the ATLAS building.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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Mae raised Burnett’s mother, Louise Creighton, in San Antonio, Texas, but Louise—who had a passion for the cinema, and a severe beauty reminiscent of Joan Crawford’s—harbored dreams of moving to Hollywood to become a columnist on celebrity culture.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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For lifelong film fans or cinema newbies alike this scratch-off poster makes a great gift.—
L. Daniela Alvarez,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Sep. 2025
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This stage would also see humanitarian aid flow immediately to the desperate population in Gaza.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
30 Sep. 2025
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The first steps have been hard, but with a solid system and team buy-in, early-stage AI implementation is already a huge productivity booster.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Theater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/theater. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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