they're renovating the old playhouse and adding extra screens
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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 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 There’s also the question of finding a playhouse that can fit in Miriam Buether’s set, which has been designed for the Lyttelton’s wide proscenium.—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 23 July 2025 Overall, Walker said, volunteers build 80-90 playhouses per year.—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for playhouse
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of playhouse was
before the 12th century
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