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
Another said the noise would echo through the courtyard like an amphitheater.
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Clio Chang, Curbed, 14 Oct. 2025
Just behind the visitor center is an outdoor amphitheater and trailheads for the Harkening Hill Trail and Elk Run Loop.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Some of Lomaland’s original buildings are still standing, the most notable being America’s first Greek amphitheater.
—Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025
Known as the Passage of Commodus, the 180-foot corridor was built beneath the amphitheater to let emperors and VIP guests reach their seats in the imperial box without mingling with the crowds.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
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Clio Chang, Curbed, 14 Oct. 2025
Just behind the visitor center is an outdoor amphitheater and trailheads for the Harkening Hill Trail and Elk Run Loop.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Some of Lomaland’s original buildings are still standing, the most notable being America’s first Greek amphitheater.
—Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025
Known as the Passage of Commodus, the 180-foot corridor was built beneath the amphitheater to let emperors and VIP guests reach their seats in the imperial box without mingling with the crowds.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amphitheater
auditorium
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Cineplex Münster, celebrating 25 years of operation this month, will be the first theater in the world with two HDR by Barco enabled auditoriums, representing a technological expansion to their current PLF offering.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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Adams’ car pulls up to the NYPD Academy in Flushing, Queens, where this year’s class of more than 1,000 cadets has assembled in a massive auditorium.—
Molly Ball,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Amphitheater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amphitheater. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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