they're renovating the old playhouse and adding extra screens
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His departure at the end of the year will end his 18-year tenure at the playhouse.—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2025 Sagan renovated and reopened the Harper Theater in Hyde Park as a playhouse and a dance and music venue in 1964, according to the Chicago Public Library.—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025 There’s even a playhouse that’s been transformed into a gingerbread house, with the owner’s family represented as gingerbread people.—Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025 What’s in the Box A four-story playhouse with a three-story spiral slide, pool, working elevator, and a puppy pool and slide.—Clint Davis, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 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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