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drive-in

noun

Definition of drive-in

as in cinema

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Recent Examples of drive-in Fifteen years later, China has more than a hundred automakers, competing for customers with such extravagant features as in-car karaoke, mechanical foot massagers, and video headlights that can project drive-in movies. — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 Panther City has a long history with Buffett, from a rare 2014 drive-in concert to the tribute tour at Dickies Arena. — Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026 Open during the golden age of outdoor theaters, the McHenry is the only remaining drive-in in the suburbs. — Rick West, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026 An Eastern Kentucky drive-in restaurant is one of the best places to go for a hot dog in the country, according to a new list published July 15 by USA Today. — Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for drive-in

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This is reflected in the increasing international recognition of Baltic cinema, the growing confidence in our producers and the emergence of a new generation of filmmakers with distinctive voices.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
The festival remains one of the great institutions of cinema, but the way people participate in it has expanded enormously.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of cinema

Noun

Collectors and parents began sending Hoban photos of their own childhood playhouses, helping identify rare models, missing accessories and even how certain sets originally looked.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
Morgan cleared the land, planted a vegetable garden, and turned an open shed into a playhouse and guest bedroom for her grandsons.

— Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of playhouse

Noun

Musical-theater departments are famously competitive, and the intensity appealed to her.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
The recipients of the 15 million yen prize (approximately $95,000), are Jenny Holzer (painting), Andy Goldsworthy (sculpture), Daniel Libeskind (architecture), Herbert Blomstedt (music), and Cate Blanchett (theater/film).

— News Desk, Artforum, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of theater

Noun

Variety can report that the AMC Kips Bay 15, the movie theater chain’s second-largest multiplex in Manhattan, will close at the end of the year.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
As movies slip further into the uncanny valley of digital chaos, Miller devised a brilliantly practical antidote to all the weightless CGI bogging down multiplex screens.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026

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