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
Welcoming a packed audience, Gosling flipped the script on who is responsible for keeping cinemas afloat amid the rise of streaming and falling box office numbers.
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
The latest installment in the reinvigorated Sony Pictures franchise will now open in cinemas on Christmas Day of this year.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
The film is due to open in cinemas at the end of July this year.
—Tribune Content Agency, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
But the company went all out in making this first one an event, printing 15,000 individual Stink-O-Vision cards that were distributed around the country and in UK and Irish cinemas.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026
Other highlights include a foredeck sports court for basketball, pickleball, yoga, or pilates, a sundeck with a Jacuzzi, bar, fire pit, and dining area, a wellness retreat, a dedicated watersports area with diving and fishing facilities, and not one but two outdoor cinemas.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2026
That lurid fable was followed by 2023’s Pictures of Ghosts, an impressionistic documentary that told the parallel stories of Mendonça Filho’s life in movies and Recife’s decaying cinemas.
—Michael Snyder, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
While music and film have long spread across the city — with music showcases at venues throughout Austin and film premieres historically centered at the Paramount Theatre before expanding to other cinemas — the innovation track has largely stayed in one place.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
The film will hit cinemas on June 5.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
The latest installment in the reinvigorated Sony Pictures franchise will now open in cinemas on Christmas Day of this year.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
The film is due to open in cinemas at the end of July this year.
—Tribune Content Agency, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
But the company went all out in making this first one an event, printing 15,000 individual Stink-O-Vision cards that were distributed around the country and in UK and Irish cinemas.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026
Other highlights include a foredeck sports court for basketball, pickleball, yoga, or pilates, a sundeck with a Jacuzzi, bar, fire pit, and dining area, a wellness retreat, a dedicated watersports area with diving and fishing facilities, and not one but two outdoor cinemas.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2026
That lurid fable was followed by 2023’s Pictures of Ghosts, an impressionistic documentary that told the parallel stories of Mendonça Filho’s life in movies and Recife’s decaying cinemas.
—Michael Snyder, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
While music and film have long spread across the city — with music showcases at venues throughout Austin and film premieres historically centered at the Paramount Theatre before expanding to other cinemas — the innovation track has largely stayed in one place.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
The film will hit cinemas on June 5.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cinemas
theaters
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Around 30 movie theaters in the world are equipped with the technology to run 35mm or 70mm prints, including AMC Town Center in Leawood.—
Joseph Hernandez
March 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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Yes is easily the most controversial film to hit theaters this year so far.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Cinemas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cinemas. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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