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Recent Examples of drive-in
In 1933, the first drive-in movie theater opened, in Camden, New Jersey.
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ABC News, 18 May 2026
Other award-winning sites include a place with a drive-in movie theater near Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah, geodesic domes in Texas, safari tents in Kentucky, a secluded tent getaway in the Catskills of New York and a converted school bus outside Lake Huron in Michigan.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 18 May 2026
Maine is home to hundreds of miles of coastline and idyllic towns, complete with boardwalks and drive-in movie theaters.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026
Opening in 2013, MRK Public — short for its founders Moriah Robison, Rayne Frey and Kai Robison — took over the site of the former Love Burger drive-in.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
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ABC News, 18 May 2026
Other award-winning sites include a place with a drive-in movie theater near Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah, geodesic domes in Texas, safari tents in Kentucky, a secluded tent getaway in the Catskills of New York and a converted school bus outside Lake Huron in Michigan.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 18 May 2026
Maine is home to hundreds of miles of coastline and idyllic towns, complete with boardwalks and drive-in movie theaters.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026
Opening in 2013, MRK Public — short for its founders Moriah Robison, Rayne Frey and Kai Robison — took over the site of the former Love Burger drive-in.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for drive-in
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drive-in
Noun
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In 2018, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, an investigative journalist famous for wearing a beaded mask to hide his identity, exposed just how deep Ghana’s football problems ran by releasing a documentary that was screened at cinemas and theatres across the country.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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The fund is specifically designed to surface projects from underrepresented regions, Tier-2 cities and communities historically absent from mainstream environmental cinema.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Orrock says nearly every playhouse has arrived with a story attached.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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Yet its reach could go only so far because of limited theater time and space and factors such as some schools and groups not being able to visit the playhouse.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
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Like last year’s Twelfth Night, which reopened the theater after a fancy makeover, it’s directed by Saheem Ali, and its big-statement scenic design is by Maruti Evans.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
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The board includes survivors of Pulse, a 2012 theater shooting in Aurora and the 2017 Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting in Las Vegas.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
Noun
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That said, Gen Z won’t go to their local multiplex to watch just anything.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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That’s as exhibitors and buyers do business, especially around pre-sales, from November 10 to 15 in and around the Fairmont Century Plaza and the nearby AMC Century City 15 multiplex.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
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“Drive-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drive-in. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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