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Recent Examples of drive-in
Reserve one of the park’s many campgrounds (some drive-in, some backcountry, and many only accessible by canoe), or stay on the water in a houseboat (permit required).
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Maggie Fuller, AFAR Media, 23 Apr. 2025
The drive-in’s sister location near Tacoma, Washington, has been open since 2015, according to its website.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacramento Bee, 16 Mar. 2025
Built in the 1970s, West Wind is not only the last drive-in movie theater in the area — but one of the few left in California.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
The first drive-in theater opened in the United States in 1933, but the concept didn’t reach its heyday until mid century.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
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Maggie Fuller, AFAR Media, 23 Apr. 2025
The drive-in’s sister location near Tacoma, Washington, has been open since 2015, according to its website.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacramento Bee, 16 Mar. 2025
Built in the 1970s, West Wind is not only the last drive-in movie theater in the area — but one of the few left in California.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
The first drive-in theater opened in the United States in 1933, but the concept didn’t reach its heyday until mid century.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drive-in
Noun
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Some filmmakers have decided to expand Iran’s underground cinema.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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Morgan tells his story in the new documentary Borrowed Time: Lennon’s Last Decade, which premieres in U.K. cinemas and on the Icon Film Channel on May 2.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
2 May 2025
Noun
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The new playhouse would be managed and programmed by GableStage, an award-winning small company that now operates at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables and would be renamed GroveStage.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
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Somewhat counterintuitively, since the show plays into a lot of very old Irish storytelling stereotypes, the playhouse and director Danielle Paccione have cast performers who are all in their 20s or 30s.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Drive-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drive-in. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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