variants
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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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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
Comments Celine Song follows up her directorial film debut, Past Lives, with Materialists, a romance comedy in theaters June 13.
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Jessica Wang, EW.com, 2 May 2025
Before he was known as a musical theater composer, Yazbek was in rock bands.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2025
Each theater navy has its subordinate submarine flotillas, surface ship flotillas, aviation units, and naval bases, the Pentagon stated in its Chinese military power report.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
As a girl, Meester did local theater in Marco Island, Fla.
—Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
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Jessica Wang, EW.com, 2 May 2025
Before he was known as a musical theater composer, Yazbek was in rock bands.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2025
Each theater navy has its subordinate submarine flotillas, surface ship flotillas, aviation units, and naval bases, the Pentagon stated in its Chinese military power report.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
As a girl, Meester did local theater in Marco Island, Fla.
—Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for theater
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The new playhouse would be managed and programmed by GableStage, an award-winning small company that now operates at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables and would be renamed GroveStage.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
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Somewhat counterintuitively, since the show plays into a lot of very old Irish storytelling stereotypes, the playhouse and director Danielle Paccione have cast performers who are all in their 20s or 30s.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
24 Mar. 2025
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The official Instagram account for the drama series based on Janette Oke's book of the same name shared a tribute to Pelletier on May 3.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
9 May 2025
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Winston Duke will lead Kingsland, the fifth drama series that Kevin Hart and Charlamagne Tha God‘s audio production company has made with Audible. Duke (Black Panther, Us) will play seasoned investigator Jamison Wright in the thriller, alongside Yara Martinez, who plays Roxanne Wright.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
9 May 2025
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The movie also gets a boost in grosses from Imax and other premium-large format auditoriums.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
3 May 2025
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The Colonial Revival school was the work of architect Frank Gibb, who designed the main building, and architect George R. Mann, who designed the auditorium addition in 1911.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 May 2025
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Some filmmakers have decided to expand Iran’s underground cinema.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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There’s also a rooftop terrace with an open-air cinema, and a private karaoke room for up to 10 people—for a fun night with the whole fam.—
Celeste Moure,
AFAR Media,
2 May 2025
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Morrissey is planning to get back on stage at Centennial Hall in Tucson, AZ on Monday night (May 5) after postponing a pair of shows on his spring U.S. tour over the weekend due to health issues.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
5 May 2025
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On Friday night, Gaga treated fans by rehearsing on the stage, giving them a teaser of what was to come.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
4 May 2025
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“Theater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/theater. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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