Thesaurus results for AUDIENCES

audience

noun

ˈȯ-dē-ən(t)s

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 How would this unprecedented and arguably polarizing figure command a mainstream, late-night audience? —

Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026 Vought Rising will likely inherit many fans of The Boys, but Kripke told ScreenRant that audiences don’t need to watch the parent show to enjoy the prequel. —

Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 At the age of 17, Milo Machado-Graner is already familiar to audiences in Cannes. —

Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 May 2026 Still, the majority of attendees opposed allowing data centers in the county, and tensions inside the hearing room occasionally escalated as audience members loudly reacted to speakers with opposing views. —

Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for audience

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While challenges to Putin’s rule are still few and far between, the discontent in Russian society — from online personalities with large social media followings to normally robotic-like supporters in the Russian political system — is beginning to bubble up.

— Daniel DePetris, Twin Cities, 15 May 2026
Isaac Rangaswami, a former tech-company copywriter, first grew a following around an Instagram account called @caffs_not_cafes, which highlighted historic, low-key, unheralded London canteens.

— Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 14 May 2026