Thesaurus results for DRIVE-IN

drive-in

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Definition of drive-in

as in cinema

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Recent Examples of drive-in The drive-in operated Thursday through Sunday, with tickets costing $20 per car. — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026 The Rootbeer Stand 10 minutes from the park in teeny Oglesby, this old-fashioned drive-in has served post-hike faves like burgers, fries, and ice cream floats since 1955. — Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 20 Sep. 2026 At a Minnesota state park, drive-in campsites typically cost $20-$35 per night depending on the site. — Derek James, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 In addition to popcorn, candy and slushies, drive-in guests can purchase pizza, hot dogs, chicken wings and tenders, alcoholic beverages and more. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for drive-in

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Kramer also said theatrical exhibition can introduce younger generations to film history, while streaming gives films another life after their cinema run.

— Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026
Towering literary figure James Joyce helped to open the country’s first cinema, the Volta Electric Theatre, in a former metals shop in Dublin in 1909.

— Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of cinema

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London had been ravaged by plague since the summer of 1592, with high mortality rates in the city and suburbs meaning the playhouses were closed for business for twenty of the following twenty-two months.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
Russell adds a 30 Rock–esque backstage frame in which an assistant stage manager (Twiggy, looking divine) is thrust into the spotlight when the star of her regional playhouse’s production of The Boy Friend is nowhere to be found.

— Juan A. Ramírez, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2026

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About 100 of the theater's 120 staff members work in Kherson, and none have evacuated.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
But the objects we are left with, to take both Kaplan and Naumann as examples, often fall short of what either a painting or sculpture can be—and, without the theater play itself, what of the pertinent conversation?

— Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of theater

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Whether by marketing or mystique, A24 has been surfing the generational Zeitgeist, consistently drawing in the kind of younger viewers who had previously abandoned the multiplex for other pursuits.

— Chris Lee, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
The property on which the multiplex sits was privately purchased last year by NYU Langone, one of New York’s major health care systems.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of multiplex

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