as in amphitheater
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 auditorium Students, faculty and other employees were directed to an overflow space in a nearby auditorium to watch the meeting on livestream. Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Head up to the 13th floor and soak up the views outside of the auditorium. Dana Afana, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Over 500 people gathered in a middle school auditorium in rural Trenton, Ohio, about a 45-minute drive north of Cincinnati to hear from Davidson, a Republican who represents Ohio's 8th Congressional District. Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2025 Like theatre, and The Roses very much feels like a piece of stage work at times; its natural home is in an auditorium, where it is experienced with a crowd. Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for auditorium
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Noun
  • Playing those sheds and storied amphitheaters is really fun.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
  • One 49ers rookie who’s looking to feed off the NFL’s loudest amphitheater is Mykel Williams.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Chad Bauman, executive director at Milwaukee Repertory Theater, urged the committee to reject the funding allocations in the hopes of obtaining more money for the theater company.
    Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • This weekend has been a huge boon to movie theater owners after the vital summer season ended with a whimper.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Albuquerque and Santa Fe boast diverse culinary scenes, from traditional New Mexican cuisine to modern food halls and craft cocktail bars.
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
  • That shows Davidson freaking out about meeting the queen in order to accept his MBE, finding his inner strength with the help of Dottie to entering the grand hall with a vulgar outburst and charmingly apologizing.
    Carole Horst, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Auditorium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auditorium. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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