as in auditorium
a large room or building for enclosed public gatherings the conference attendees crowded into the amphitheater for the keynote address

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Recent Examples of amphitheater The Chicago native kept a busy touring schedule quickly graduated from theaters to amphitheaters and arenas. Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 15 May 2025 But such brutal sporting events had an extensive reach beyond the core Roman territories, and while an amphitheater likely existed in Roman York, it hasn’t been discovered yet, Malin said. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025 The campground is near the site for night sky viewing and the telescope site, as well as the amphitheater. Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 21 May 2025 The 80-foot waterfall tumbles over a striking red rock amphitheater, creating an impressive scene. Jennifer Broome, Denver Post, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for amphitheater
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auditorium
Noun
  • Their voices rang out into the open-air auditorium in Hawaiian, speaking the same chants that their ancestors had spoken for centuries.
    Sara Kehaulani Goo, The Atlantic, 6 June 2025
  • The equipment consists of canisters containing Novec 1230, an inert liquid, which, in the event of a fire, would flood the projectors, suppressing the flames, while shutters would also automatically drop down to isolate the booth from the auditorium.
    Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025

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“Amphitheater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amphitheater. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.

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