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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
Be Meaningful And Authentic The authentic version of you and your story is necessary to connect with your audience.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Sarah stands up from the audience to fill in the lyrics after David, confronting his then childhood girlfriend, grinds the performance to an auditorium-freezing halt.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2025
Streamers, meanwhile, lost audience share for the first time since January.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
The upcoming Doha Film Festival transforms the DFI’s existing Ajyal Film Festival, dedicated to youth and family-friendly cinema, into a more ambitious international event for a broader audience.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Sarah stands up from the audience to fill in the lyrics after David, confronting his then childhood girlfriend, grinds the performance to an auditorium-freezing halt.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2025
Streamers, meanwhile, lost audience share for the first time since January.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
The upcoming Doha Film Festival transforms the DFI’s existing Ajyal Film Festival, dedicated to youth and family-friendly cinema, into a more ambitious international event for a broader audience.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for audience
Recent Examples of Synonyms for audience
Noun
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Husseini attempted to ply him with patronage, appointing him imam of a new mosque, but the cleric’s burgeoning following augured poorly for Husseini’s grip on power.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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But Cox has quickly gained a national following — winning praise from both Democrats and Republicans — with his nonpartisan calls for unity in the days since Kirk was killed during an event at a Utah college campus.—
Daniel Bush,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This quiz is not for the faint of fandom.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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What makes these moments so powerful is the level of creativity, production, and storytelling quality that fans bring to their creations, transforming casual fandom into shared content that feels polished, inventive, and culturally resonant.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Both flopped but have since achieved cult status.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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The cult-classic also starred Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Audience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/audience. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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