fleapit

noun

Definition of fleapitnext
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as in drive-in

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  1. drive-in
  2. multiplex
  3. cinematheque
Noun
  • Versatile Paris God Bless Cola Extrait transports you to a summer at the drive-in movie theatre.
    — Loren Savini, Allure, 13 Aug. 2026
  • String & Shadow was founded in 2020 by artists and performers Emily McHugh and Donald Parlardy, who sought to create a drive-in puppet show to entertain people during the COVID lockdown.
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of drive-in
Noun
  • 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
  • To meet Ellison’s 30-title threshold, there exists zero contractual language barring the studio from sending other catalogue titles — Chinatown, The Godfather, Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles — back to the multiplex in lieu of fresh product.
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of multiplex
Noun
  • Retrospectives of his work played at prestigious European film festivals and cinematheques.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The cinematheque, situated in Eastern Paris, was forced to close its cinema theaters at the end of November after visitors complained that they had been bitten by bed bugs during a masterclass with Sigourney Weaver.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
Definition of cinematheque
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“Fleapit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleapit. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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