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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On the outskirts of Austin, residents share a community that has vegetable gardens and an outdoor amphitheater for movie screenings.
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Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2025
To find a solution, the district and the architects also explored expanding the MUR in the other direction, however, that would require the demotion of the outdoor amphitheater (with its dragon mascot mural) with no room on campus for a relocation.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
The documentary explores the history of the groundbreaking festival, which sold out amphitheaters nationwide for three consecutive summers with lineups including Sheryl Crow, The Indigo Girls, Bonnie Raitt, Liz Phair, Paula Cole, Suzanne Vega and Erykah Badu.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
The Marías' submarine stage set up Sonar sounds echoed throughout the amphitheater, with each ding pulling the crowd further into a new sonic landscape.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2025
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Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2025
To find a solution, the district and the architects also explored expanding the MUR in the other direction, however, that would require the demotion of the outdoor amphitheater (with its dragon mascot mural) with no room on campus for a relocation.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
The documentary explores the history of the groundbreaking festival, which sold out amphitheaters nationwide for three consecutive summers with lineups including Sheryl Crow, The Indigo Girls, Bonnie Raitt, Liz Phair, Paula Cole, Suzanne Vega and Erykah Badu.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
The Marías' submarine stage set up Sonar sounds echoed throughout the amphitheater, with each ding pulling the crowd further into a new sonic landscape.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amphitheater
auditorium
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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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“Amphitheater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amphitheater. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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