amphitheaters

plural of amphitheater
as in auditoriums
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 amphitheaters Last summer, however, Dylan signed onto Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival, a big tour that exclusively hits amphitheaters that seat up upward of 20,000 people. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025 Following the album’s release, Parcels will head out for a 12-city North American trek of arenas and amphitheaters — the act’s biggest in the territory to date. Katie Bain, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2025 The island’s rich heritage is written in its streets—Greek temples, Roman amphitheaters, Arab courtyards, Norman cathedrals—each telling the story of the many civilizations that have called Sicily home. Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 Marshmello, The All-American Rejects and Boys Like Girls will join Jonas Brothers on different dates throughout their tour, which plays amphitheaters, arenas and a handful of stadiums through mid-November. Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amphitheaters
auditoriums
Noun
  • The film also gets a revenue boost from playing Imax and premium large-format auditoriums.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The theater was squarely in the exhibition vanguard then, designed and equipped as a boutique-size 750-seat alternative to the massive Balaban & Katz auditoriums of the day (the Chicago Theatre was the flagship).
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025

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“Amphitheaters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amphitheaters. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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