as in theatre
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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In a small upper window of the candy making factory in the walk-through playhouse.
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Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 7 June 2024
The playhouse, a corner of the classroom outfitted with a play kitchen, dress-up clothes and other toys is so popular that classroom aides have to allow students inside in shifts.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
Pierson Playhouse within Theatre Palisades Performances date to the 1960s, with the playhouse being built in the 1980s.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Parents can take to the cafe space to work or hang while their little ones head to the dedicated play space for supervised fun — think a reading corner with storytimes, playhouses shaped like airports, a crafts table and activities like make-your-own-pizza parties.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 21 Nov. 2024
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Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 7 June 2024
The playhouse, a corner of the classroom outfitted with a play kitchen, dress-up clothes and other toys is so popular that classroom aides have to allow students inside in shifts.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
Pierson Playhouse within Theatre Palisades Performances date to the 1960s, with the playhouse being built in the 1980s.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Parents can take to the cafe space to work or hang while their little ones head to the dedicated play space for supervised fun — think a reading corner with storytimes, playhouses shaped like airports, a crafts table and activities like make-your-own-pizza parties.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 21 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for playhouse
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“Playhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playhouse. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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