Definition of audiencenext
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 After years of uncertainty and a public campaign to save it in 2025, Ketchup Entertainment acquired worldwide rights to the film, giving it a path to be released to audiences everywhere. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026 In the beginning, the tension builds quite well as Nessa tries to understand her terrifying circumstances, but after the first major reveal, there aren’t many twists to keep the audience on their toes. Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 The discussion was punctuated by a pair of outbursts from the audience. Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026 The wall-to-wall attendance of every show with full audience engagement certainly validates the latter concern. Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for audience
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Noun
  • Carrie Coon as a Holocaust survivor ensnared in a cult in The Liberation, the story of director Guy Nattiv’s own grandmother.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
  • From his breakout starring role in 1975’s cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Curry brought his bulbous eyes and madcap energy to every performance.
    The Week US, TheWeek, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • This has resulted in massive social media followings, sometimes bigger than their husbands’ — Chanen has 770,000 followers on Instagram alone, which is 600,000 more than Juwan can claim on the platform.
    Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
  • One time, Patenaude asked his online following for help finding a customer who needed to come get his stuff already.
    Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Raj took a liking to American sports too, even beyond fandom and swimwear.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • News that Adele won the show was announced on Monday, and two days later, the full cast of celebrities and pros was revealed, sending the Dancing fandom into a frenzy.
    McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026

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“Audience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/audience. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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