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 Sonny Styles walked into an auditorium at the Washington Commanders’ headquarters on Friday afternoon and did something unusual for a new professional football player. Les Carpenter, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2026 Strange New Worlds castmembers Rebecca Romijn, Ethan Peck, Celia Rose Gooding and Paul Wesley announced the return date and debuted the new season’s teaser trailer in front of a packed auditorium at the annual event in Mexico City. Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2026 If Mount Fuji is the star of the show here, Gora Kadan Fuji is the auditorium, positioned so that almost every room, hot spring bath and public area has the perfect vantage point of the volcano’s ever-changing form. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 The 200-seat auditorium at downtown San Jose’s 3Below Theaters sat empty earlier this week. Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for auditorium
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Noun
  • The canopy also curves to the shape of Pan Pacific Park’s outdoor amphitheater next to the Goldrich.
    Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
  • During Monday’s meeting, VanTrust Vice President of Development David Rezac showed renderings of the new office building — a 450,000 square foot building that will feature three amenity decks, 6 stories of parking, an outdoor plaza space, and a retreat center with an amphitheater.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • Coming from the theater, Frank had an old-school approach to performance and atmosphere, while Eleanor, trained in social work and psychology, had an acute understanding of extreme human behavior in kids and adults.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026
  • From the beginning, RTB has been a place where people come not just to watch theater, but to make it – together.
    Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Some bargain hunters poked around, while a handful of old-timers walked the halls for exercise.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • The night ended with singing from Lido Pimienta, accompanied by a ferocious percussion and some nifty use of a delay pedal which made her voice echo and twist around in the main hall.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026

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“Auditorium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auditorium. Accessed 6 May. 2026.

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