as in theatres
a building or part of a building where movies are shown
got a job cleaning the cinemas at the multiplex
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Check your local cinemas for specific showtimes.
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
In late 2020, Disney and Lucasfilm were very committed to getting Star Wars back to cinemas by December 2023, and those plans even included a behind-the-scenes teaser for a Rogue Squadron movie that still hasn't happened.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2024
The Lion King is in cinemas from December 20, 2024.
—Graeme Green, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2024
Between 1948 and 1955, according to a history compiled by the Mayo Clinic, the virus spread with such ferocity that parents kept their children away from swimming pools, public gatherings, cinemas and even schools.
—Michael Sheldrick, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Jeremy Allen White, meanwhile, is set to play singer Bruce Springsteen in biopic Deliver Me, which releases in cinemas in 2025.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Frankenstein releases in cinemas in 2025.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
And strangely, the cinemas are replicating this 45 years later.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
In 2013, the state shut down private businesses that had been operating 3D cinemas, leaving exhibition under the purview of the state.
—Laura-Zoë Humphreys and Daymar Valdés Frigola / Made By History, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
In late 2020, Disney and Lucasfilm were very committed to getting Star Wars back to cinemas by December 2023, and those plans even included a behind-the-scenes teaser for a Rogue Squadron movie that still hasn't happened.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2024
The Lion King is in cinemas from December 20, 2024.
—Graeme Green, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2024
Between 1948 and 1955, according to a history compiled by the Mayo Clinic, the virus spread with such ferocity that parents kept their children away from swimming pools, public gatherings, cinemas and even schools.
—Michael Sheldrick, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Jeremy Allen White, meanwhile, is set to play singer Bruce Springsteen in biopic Deliver Me, which releases in cinemas in 2025.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Frankenstein releases in cinemas in 2025.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
And strangely, the cinemas are replicating this 45 years later.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
In 2013, the state shut down private businesses that had been operating 3D cinemas, leaving exhibition under the purview of the state.
—Laura-Zoë Humphreys and Daymar Valdés Frigola / Made By History, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Cinemas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cinemas. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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