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or auditoria
as in amphitheaters
a large room or building for enclosed public gatherings
will hold the town meeting in the high school auditorium
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Recent Examples of auditoriums
There are 250 Imax auditoriums on this and 750 PLFs stateside in what is a 3,460-theater booking.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
During the last eight minutes of Wait Until Dark, theater owners dim the auditoriums' lights as Susy tries to escape her own apartment for ultimate effect.
—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
Maintain a safe distance from windows and avoid seeking refuge in large open rooms like cafeterias, gymnasiums, or auditoriums.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Way of Water is playing in 90 percent of all Imax auditoriums domestically, but will have to share Dolby Cinema screens and other premium large-format auditoriums.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2025
That haul includes grosses from advance fan-first screenings on Tuesday, which played premium large-format auditoriums.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025
Unlike traditional campus speakers who delivered lectures in auditoriums, Kirk would grab a microphone, often in busy campus hubs, and invite debate from anyone in the audience.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
Walker said his group typically holds events in auditoriums, not outdoors, and may start using metal detectors.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The theater was squarely in the exhibition vanguard then, designed and equipped as a boutique-size 750-seat alternative to the massive Balaban & Katz auditoriums of the day (the Chicago Theatre was the flagship).
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
During the last eight minutes of Wait Until Dark, theater owners dim the auditoriums' lights as Susy tries to escape her own apartment for ultimate effect.
—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
Maintain a safe distance from windows and avoid seeking refuge in large open rooms like cafeterias, gymnasiums, or auditoriums.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Way of Water is playing in 90 percent of all Imax auditoriums domestically, but will have to share Dolby Cinema screens and other premium large-format auditoriums.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2025
That haul includes grosses from advance fan-first screenings on Tuesday, which played premium large-format auditoriums.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025
Unlike traditional campus speakers who delivered lectures in auditoriums, Kirk would grab a microphone, often in busy campus hubs, and invite debate from anyone in the audience.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
Walker said his group typically holds events in auditoriums, not outdoors, and may start using metal detectors.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The theater was squarely in the exhibition vanguard then, designed and equipped as a boutique-size 750-seat alternative to the massive Balaban & Katz auditoriums of the day (the Chicago Theatre was the flagship).
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auditoriums
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Starting in September of 2024, the 35-date trek moved through arenas and amphitheaters in North America, Europe and Central America, averaging slightly more than 10,000 tickets and $838,000 in revenue per show, according to numbers reported to Billboard Boxscore.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
25 Sep. 2025
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The documentary explores the history of the groundbreaking festival, which sold out amphitheaters nationwide for three consecutive summers with lineups including Sheryl Crow, The Indigo Girls, Bonnie Raitt, Liz Phair, Paula Cole, Suzanne Vega and Erykah Badu.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Pachón cited box office concentration and a waning appetite for exploration, compounded by insufficient incentives for theaters.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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The United States also needs industrial capacity—the scale and endurance to sustain large-scale operations over time, deploy sufficient forces across multiple theaters, and maintain readiness for multiple simultaneous conflicts.—
Eyck Freymann,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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On the heels of that opening two years ago, Boots has redesigned more than 180 beauty halls and trained more than 1,400 beauty specialists with an emphasis on expertise and customer service.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
4 Nov. 2025
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After months of wearing sneakers in the halls of Congress, Pelosi has now resumed wearing her signature stilettos.—
John Parkinson,
ABC News,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Auditoriums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auditoriums. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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