playhouses

plural of playhouse
as in theaters
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 playhouses On Thursday, the youths painted the plywood playhouses blue with white trim. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026 London had been ravaged by plague since the summer of 1592, with high mortality rates in the city and suburbs meaning the playhouses were closed for business for twenty of the following twenty-two months. — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026 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 Her Mame years kicked off with a national tour in 1965, followed by summer engagements, bus & truck tours and stops in Las Vegas, playhouses and dinner theaters. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026 The town is full of vintage pieces such as playhouses and a Little Tikes Tuggy Boat Sandbox like the one Hoban had as a kid. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 20 July 2026 Features of the waterpark include a shallow pool with play equipment for children, a deeper pool with a three-story water slide, shaded seating, non-water play spaces, playhouses and a grass area for toddlers. — Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for playhouses
theaters
Noun
  • Actress Cynthia Erivo will portray Afeni Shakur, the mother of late rap icon Tupac Shakur, and the film is set to arrive in theaters on August 6, 2027.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The documentary, hailing from Sony Music Vision, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September and made a limited-release stop in theaters last month.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026

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“Playhouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playhouses. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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