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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 Odyssey is in theaters July 17.
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Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Nevada City in the Sierra foothills is another gem, where historic streets host artisan shops and intimate theaters.
—Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
The adaptation was first presented in 2022 at Flint Repertory Theatre in Flint, MI, and continued its development at several other theaters including Provincetown Playhouse in Provincetown, MA, and Coachella Valley Repertory in Cathedral City, CA.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
After 10 years, five seasons, 42 episodes, billions of streams, and one in-theaters finale, the Netflix television series Stranger Things has come to an end.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
Pretty Dangerous Pictures production of the sequel follows the box office success of The Housemaid, now in theaters and having earned $75 million domestically and $133 million worldwide with international territories continuing to roll out through January.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
The film is set for release in theaters in the summer 2026.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
Ocean's Eleven hit theaters in 2001, starring Clooney as Danny Ocean, a scheming criminal who orchestrates an elaborate casino heist targeting three establishments owned by Terry Benedict (Garcia), the man dating his ex-wife (Roberts).
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 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
Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Nevada City in the Sierra foothills is another gem, where historic streets host artisan shops and intimate theaters.
—Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
The adaptation was first presented in 2022 at Flint Repertory Theatre in Flint, MI, and continued its development at several other theaters including Provincetown Playhouse in Provincetown, MA, and Coachella Valley Repertory in Cathedral City, CA.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
After 10 years, five seasons, 42 episodes, billions of streams, and one in-theaters finale, the Netflix television series Stranger Things has come to an end.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
Pretty Dangerous Pictures production of the sequel follows the box office success of The Housemaid, now in theaters and having earned $75 million domestically and $133 million worldwide with international territories continuing to roll out through January.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
The film is set for release in theaters in the summer 2026.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
Ocean's Eleven hit theaters in 2001, starring Clooney as Danny Ocean, a scheming criminal who orchestrates an elaborate casino heist targeting three establishments owned by Terry Benedict (Garcia), the man dating his ex-wife (Roberts).
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 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
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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The territory added 11 new and refurbished cinemas comprising over 80 screens during the year, including three Vue sites and two each from Odeon and Everyman.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
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Stewart has recently been busy on the road promoting her directorial debut feature filmThe Chronology of Water, which stars Imogen Poots is due to land in cinemas on February 6.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Watch an opera at the Arena, one of the world’s largest surviving ancient Roman amphitheaters.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Dec. 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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“Theaters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/theaters. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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