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or theatres
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as in playhouses
a building or part of a building where movies are shown
there's still one theater in town that shows independent films
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as in auditoriums
a large room or building for enclosed public gatherings
the lecturer waited until the theater was full before beginning
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Recent Examples of theaters
The film is set for release in theaters in the summer 2026.
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Dan Heching, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
The series finale, running around 2 hours in length, will drop simultaneously in select theaters and on Netflix on New Year's Day.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Nov. 2025
Vanderbilt's film arrives at theaters as the latest in a long line of films made about the trials of Nazi war crimes.
—NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
Marty Supreme is slated for release in theaters on Christmas Day.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
His latest film, The Running Man, strides into theaters this Friday on the heels of this past summer’s genre hit, Weapons.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
According to Box Office Mojo, Christy had one of the worst opening weekends of all time, with $1,310,888 grossed across 2,184 theaters.
—James Factora, Them., 11 Nov. 2025
Toy Story 5 is set to hit theaters on June 19, 2026.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Nov. 2025
The United States also needs industrial capacity—the scale and endurance to sustain large-scale operations over time, deploy sufficient forces across multiple theaters, and maintain readiness for multiple simultaneous conflicts.
—Eyck Freymann, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
Dan Heching, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
The series finale, running around 2 hours in length, will drop simultaneously in select theaters and on Netflix on New Year's Day.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Nov. 2025
Vanderbilt's film arrives at theaters as the latest in a long line of films made about the trials of Nazi war crimes.
—NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
Marty Supreme is slated for release in theaters on Christmas Day.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
His latest film, The Running Man, strides into theaters this Friday on the heels of this past summer’s genre hit, Weapons.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
According to Box Office Mojo, Christy had one of the worst opening weekends of all time, with $1,310,888 grossed across 2,184 theaters.
—James Factora, Them., 11 Nov. 2025
Toy Story 5 is set to hit theaters on June 19, 2026.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Nov. 2025
The United States also needs industrial capacity—the scale and endurance to sustain large-scale operations over time, deploy sufficient forces across multiple theaters, and maintain readiness for multiple simultaneous conflicts.
—Eyck Freymann, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for theaters
Noun
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Cineplex Münster, celebrating 25 years of operation this month, will be the first theater in the world with two HDR by Barco enabled auditoriums, representing a technological expansion to their current PLF offering.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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Universal is re-releasing Back to the Future in 1,900 theaters including Imax auditoriums.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Screenings spill beyond the Opera House into suburban cinemas on both sides of the Nile.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
11 Nov. 2025
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The movie comes to cinemas to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the first international trials of the Nazis in the fall of 1945.—
NPR,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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Starting in September of 2024, the 35-date trek moved through arenas and amphitheaters in North America, Europe and Central America, averaging slightly more than 10,000 tickets and $838,000 in revenue per show, according to numbers reported to Billboard Boxscore.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
25 Sep. 2025
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The documentary explores the history of the groundbreaking festival, which sold out amphitheaters nationwide for three consecutive summers with lineups including Sheryl Crow, The Indigo Girls, Bonnie Raitt, Liz Phair, Paula Cole, Suzanne Vega and Erykah Badu.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Theaters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/theaters. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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