as in following
a group of people showing intense devotion to a cause, person, or work (as a film)
that mystery novelist, although long deceased, continues to have an enthusiastic audience
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Recent Examples of audience
Answering a question from the audience, Christian Mantei, the president of the country’s tourism development agency Atout France, explained that any hotel that has lost its Palace label is welcome to reapply again next year.
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Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
Commissioner John Herbst said while some in the audience shouted over him.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
As younger audiences pull back from online dating in favor of live events and real cultural moments, there has been a surge of interest in concepts from these creators.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 June 2026
The audience gives me belief that people still want to congregate in a dark space in the company of strangers to share an experience of a film made by storytellers.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
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Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
Commissioner John Herbst said while some in the audience shouted over him.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
As younger audiences pull back from online dating in favor of live events and real cultural moments, there has been a surge of interest in concepts from these creators.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 June 2026
The audience gives me belief that people still want to congregate in a dark space in the company of strangers to share an experience of a film made by storytellers.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for audience
Noun
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Putting this to the page was an entirely new experience for the author, despite his online following.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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Imax has developed such a following among cinephiles that some have resorted to traveling great distances or settling for ungodly showtimes to avoid missing out on the fun.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Media and fandom fueled the trial’s chaotic atmosphere Given Jackson’s stardom, news and tabloid media swarmed the scene of the trial along with droves of dedicated fans (and a much smaller contingent of detractors).—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2026
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The whole concept of toxic fandom confuses me because, outside of the anger and backwards thinking, because who cares about a movie franchise that much?—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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Sweeney is already working with Sony on the TriStar Pictures remake of Barbarella, which Edgar Wright will direct, with Jane Goldman and Honey Ross working on the script based on the French comic book series from Jean-Claude Forest that was made into the 1968 cult classic film starring Jane Fonda.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
1 June 2026
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The site forms part of the sprawling necropolis of Heliopolis, the city that served as the center of the cult of the sun god Ra for centuries.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
1 June 2026
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“Audience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/audience. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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