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 But what really interested us with this movie was trying to understand the humanity and searching for and exploring the love and the loyalty to characters to have a dialogue with an audience and not do it for the sake of ego or shock. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026 The most rewarding thing about this has been hearing audiences laugh together, and maybe cry. Marta Balaga, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026 Fans of improv, musicals and audience participation will thoroughly enjoy this performance and should be prepared to repent for sins like eating a hamburger, owning too many snakes or yearning for a younger man. Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 9 Aug. 2026 After the curtain goes down the theater will morph into a nightclub with the actors joining the audience on the dance floor. Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for audience
Recent Examples of Synonyms for audience
Noun
  • Their existing hotels have created a cult following, which the Poles have adopted with alacrity.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The bold rose perfume is a cult classic and a favorite among Vogue editors, and pop star legends like Madonna.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Their existing hotels have created a cult following, which the Poles have adopted with alacrity.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The birds in question are Jackie and Shadow, the Big Bear Lake bald eagle pair whose live nest cam has drawn a global following.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • No doubt, the happiest fandom in music will stay the happiest fandom in music with all that Stray Kids are set to unveil in the coming weeks and months.
    Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Their respective loyalists converted fandom into partisan warfare online.
    Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Audience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/audience. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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