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Recent Examples of drive-in
And Route 66 has plenty to recommend it for an Easter drive through Central and Southern Illinois, including the Route 66 Hall of Fame and Museum in Pontiac and the Cozy Dog drive-in in Springfield.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Joe Bob Briggs, the alter ego of John Bloom, began exclusively reviewing drive-in flicks in the early 1980s for the Dallas Times Herald.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026
And Telluride held a one-film-only drive-in screening — the world premiere of Nomadland — at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, with attendees honking and flashing headlights in approval.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
And ice cream lovers are very fortunate this place – a vital piece of drive-in restaurant history – is still around.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Joe Bob Briggs, the alter ego of John Bloom, began exclusively reviewing drive-in flicks in the early 1980s for the Dallas Times Herald.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026
And Telluride held a one-film-only drive-in screening — the world premiere of Nomadland — at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, with attendees honking and flashing headlights in approval.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
And ice cream lovers are very fortunate this place – a vital piece of drive-in restaurant history – is still around.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drive-in
Noun
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The film school generation challenged this hegemony to create a strong sense of community and nurture the desire to build a new cinema.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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The room replaces the former cinema room.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The precinct included the Blackfriars playhouse, which Shakespeare part-owned.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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But not just that, our theater and dance department, which is in the top five departments of the country, uses the playhouse as the experiential basis for our MFA program, so our students get trained there.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That burden, along with the conventions of the true-crime genre, not to mention that of theater in service of a political point, sometimes hampers the interpretive space of the actors and the creative team, who have to spend a lot of their time getting the facts and the history across.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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But the play, in its effort to attract audiences, focuses on his support for Palestinians, which is very much in vogue among theater goers.—
Alan M. Dershowitz,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Yes, a consolidation of the motion picture studios from five down to four would mean fewer jobs, less choices for moviegoers, higher tickets prices, increased leveraged rental terms on cinemas by studios, potential multiplex closings and depleting ticket sales.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
3 Apr. 2026
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If slightly adult-leaning movies once occupied the center of the multiplex, that territory now belongs to the PG movie.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Drive-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drive-in. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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