as in theater
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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Recent Examples of playhouse
There’s even a playhouse that’s been transformed into a gingerbread house, with the owner’s family represented as gingerbread people.
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Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025
What’s in the Box A four-story playhouse with a three-story spiral slide, pool, working elevator, and a puppy pool and slide.
—Clint Davis, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Use it for extra storage, a home office, or a kids' playhouse.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025
The playhouse has a prestigious drama school attached, and Guiela Nguyen studied directing there, graduating in 2008.
—Laura Cappelle, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025
What’s in the Box A four-story playhouse with a three-story spiral slide, pool, working elevator, and a puppy pool and slide.
—Clint Davis, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Use it for extra storage, a home office, or a kids' playhouse.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025
The playhouse has a prestigious drama school attached, and Guiela Nguyen studied directing there, graduating in 2008.
—Laura Cappelle, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playhouse
theater
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In June 2013, Nikolic invites Gates to attend Crazy Horse, a famous burlesque cabaret theater in Paris.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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Check out the new trailer for the film below, which Searchlight Pictures will release in theaters on Friday, March 20.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Playhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playhouse. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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