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 Grace will offer her perspective on the evolution of crime coverage, the responsibility of reporting on real-life cases, and why audiences remain transfixed by the pursuit of justice. —

William Earl, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026 The best trap music does this, thrusting its audience into a hyperlocal bubble without spelling anything out. —

Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 25 Feb. 2026 Festivals’ success long hinged on the need of chefs, wineries, mixologists, food producers, and what only now are known as food influencers to reach a wider audience. —

J.m. Hirsch, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026 The View also continued without a live studio audience on Monday and Tuesday, with moderator Whoopi Goldberg even getting snowed in at her home, forcing her to join the telecast virtually at the top of the week. —

Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for audience

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For musicians, building a following has become more difficult than ever in the past decade, with social media segmenting fanbases and competition from musicians who might not even be real.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026
The Methodist pastor has gained a large online following, sharing clips of sermons that sometimes touch on politics.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026