Definition of auditoriumnext
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 The rest are retrofits like my local theater — ordinary multiplex auditoriums Imax began converting in the mid-aughts, giving them somewhat bigger screens, upgraded sound, and hefty surcharges. Lane Brown, Vulture, 25 July 2026 Its visually striking Mayan Revival Los Feliz campus, a Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument, features an auditorium, a gallery and a library of 30,000 volumes. Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026 In true Eaux Claires fashion, the pair are rehearsing not in a huge recording studio or arena but in a local college auditorium. Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 23 July 2026 Soon after, cheering and clapping filled the auditorium before the man mimicking the president stood up, holding a sign for TrumpAccounts. Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for auditorium
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Noun
  • On Sunday, Fox walked noticeably farther ahead than his playing partner, Burns, as the pair approached the 18th green amphitheater at Royal Birkdale.
    Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • This year featured the main field stage and a smaller amphitheater stage.
    Jane Tyska, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
Noun
  • Chatsworth is one of the bigger facilities due to the theater’s scale.
    Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Anne Hath-a-will and Anne Hath-a-way to enjoy theater snacks, just not the most iconic one.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 22 July 2026
Noun
  • The town hall followed one Sunday in Houston in which a majority of the attendees were Black.
    Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2026
  • Its attendance is capped at around 160,000 due to capacity limitations, which also limit the number of exhibitors in the 600,000 square foot exhibit hall.
    Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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“Auditorium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auditorium. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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