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
While the series struggled to gain an audience on Disney+ and eventually the partnership between the BBC and Disney collapsed, the network is still standing behind the franchise.
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Matthew Razak, Space.com, 10 June 2026
The phone is a portable hallway, lunch table, calendar, rumor mill, emergency line, and audience all at once.
—Adam Howard, Time, 10 June 2026
This article explores the advantages of filmmakers keeping a foot in the theatre world, which can offer both unique audience building opportunities and creative stress tests for your scripts.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 10 June 2026
Bravo, on the other hand, is faring better, with one buyer likening it to late-night from a few years ago, when advertisers were willing to pay higher rates to reach the younger audiences that reliably tuned in.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 June 2026
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Matthew Razak, Space.com, 10 June 2026
The phone is a portable hallway, lunch table, calendar, rumor mill, emergency line, and audience all at once.
—Adam Howard, Time, 10 June 2026
This article explores the advantages of filmmakers keeping a foot in the theatre world, which can offer both unique audience building opportunities and creative stress tests for your scripts.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 10 June 2026
Bravo, on the other hand, is faring better, with one buyer likening it to late-night from a few years ago, when advertisers were willing to pay higher rates to reach the younger audiences that reliably tuned in.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for audience
Noun
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However, according to the church’s website, some other Christian denominations, including evangelical groups, do not see the LDS Church as Christian and have described it as a cult.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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By the time Wachowski returned to the stage alongside Tilly, Gershon, Pantoliano, and Meloni, the room was practically vibrating with the adrenaline only a cult classic can inspire when its rabid fans finally find one another in the wild.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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Putting this to the page was an entirely new experience for the author, despite his online following.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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Imax has developed such a following among cinephiles that some have resorted to traveling great distances or settling for ungodly showtimes to avoid missing out on the fun.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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Media and fandom fueled the trial’s chaotic atmosphere Given Jackson’s stardom, news and tabloid media swarmed the scene of the trial along with droves of dedicated fans (and a much smaller contingent of detractors).—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2026
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The whole concept of toxic fandom confuses me because, outside of the anger and backwards thinking, because who cares about a movie franchise that much?—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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“Audience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/audience. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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