as in theaters
a building or part of a building where movies are shown
got a job cleaning the cinemas at the multiplex
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Recent Examples of cinemas
The neighborhood/area Kolonaki is like the Mayfair or Upper East Side of Athens, full of embassies, art galleries, boutiques, and outdoor cinemas.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
Filmed live at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London by Trafalgar Releasing last year, Giant, starring John Lithgow as Roald Dahl, will be screened in over 900 cinemas in 18 countries including the United Kingdom, USA, Canada, Australia and select international territories beginning November 19.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Tiny nonprofit cinemas, major studios and distributors, popular archival labels, and more forces in repertory programming doggedly working to keep essential art history alive.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 May 2026
Considering the reality that people were largely steering clear of cinemas at the time, the video game adaptation became a modest success with $42 million in North America and $84 million worldwide.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 10 May 2026
One of comedy’s best leading men returns to cinemas with … an action thriller?
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
The country, for the first time in decades, has cinemas.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
Some 4 million people saw the film in North American cinemas that heady spring, while tens of millions more have watched it in other venues since, so many of them shifting their thinking as a result.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Though it wasn't televised, cinemas around the country also showed a film of their nuptials.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
Filmed live at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London by Trafalgar Releasing last year, Giant, starring John Lithgow as Roald Dahl, will be screened in over 900 cinemas in 18 countries including the United Kingdom, USA, Canada, Australia and select international territories beginning November 19.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Tiny nonprofit cinemas, major studios and distributors, popular archival labels, and more forces in repertory programming doggedly working to keep essential art history alive.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 May 2026
Considering the reality that people were largely steering clear of cinemas at the time, the video game adaptation became a modest success with $42 million in North America and $84 million worldwide.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 10 May 2026
One of comedy’s best leading men returns to cinemas with … an action thriller?
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
The country, for the first time in decades, has cinemas.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
Some 4 million people saw the film in North American cinemas that heady spring, while tens of millions more have watched it in other venues since, so many of them shifting their thinking as a result.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Though it wasn't televised, cinemas around the country also showed a film of their nuptials.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cinemas
theaters
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In 2021, the first Mortal Kombat debuted simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max due to the ongoing pandemic.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
9 May 2026
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Most professional theaters are located downtown, where productions that grapple with issues important to locals, like immigration and Latino culture, appear less frequently.—
Eva Remijan-Toba,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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“Cinemas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cinemas. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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