as in theatre
a building or part of a building where movies are shown
they're renovating the old playhouse and adding extra screens
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Original price: $198 The Step2 Neat & Tidy Cottage II Brown Playhouse is a durable, plastic playhouse for toddlers and young children to engage in imaginative play.
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The property’s amenities are second to none and include a private helipad, state-of-the-art equestrian facilities with a 10-stall barn and riding arena, a tennis court, and a playhouse.
—Emma Reynolds, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Overall, Walker said, volunteers build 80-90 playhouses per year.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
And in the top-floor children’s bedroom, seafaring fantasy takes over: billowing canopies printed with bobbing sailboats form cozy tents above the beds—part playhouse, part bedtime ritual.
—Laura May Todd, Architectural Digest, 23 Apr. 2025
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Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
The property’s amenities are second to none and include a private helipad, state-of-the-art equestrian facilities with a 10-stall barn and riding arena, a tennis court, and a playhouse.
—Emma Reynolds, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Overall, Walker said, volunteers build 80-90 playhouses per year.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
And in the top-floor children’s bedroom, seafaring fantasy takes over: billowing canopies printed with bobbing sailboats form cozy tents above the beds—part playhouse, part bedtime ritual.
—Laura May Todd, Architectural Digest, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playhouse
theater
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Details as to the release plan, including whether the film will hit theaters in addition to streaming, have not yet been disclosed.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
18 Aug. 2025
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The film, which also stars Zack Fox, hits theaters on Friday (Aug. 22) with the official soundtrack making its way to DSP’s on the same date.—
Angel Diaz,
Billboard,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Playhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playhouse. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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