variants
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as in playhouse
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 drama
the public performance of plays
have been fascinated by the theater ever since I was a child
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as in auditorium
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 theater
Butlers can unpack luggage, deliver room service, escort guests to a reserved section of the theater and assist with disembarkation, among other services.
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Nathan Diller, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Filmmaker Warren Miller was just starting to produce his yearly feature-length ski movie, showing it on big screens in halls and theaters across the country to rev up die-hards right before ski season.
—Anna Fiorentino, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
The open-air shopping area also represents a cultural landmark, with an impressive variety of galleries, theaters and restaurants serving up a taste of the city’s diverse flavors.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, McGovern is set to star in Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, which hits theaters in September.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Nathan Diller, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Filmmaker Warren Miller was just starting to produce his yearly feature-length ski movie, showing it on big screens in halls and theaters across the country to rev up die-hards right before ski season.
—Anna Fiorentino, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
The open-air shopping area also represents a cultural landmark, with an impressive variety of galleries, theaters and restaurants serving up a taste of the city’s diverse flavors.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, McGovern is set to star in Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, which hits theaters in September.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for theater
Noun
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When the family moved this past summer, the kids were sad to leave their playhouse behind.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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Even better every dollar spent at the restaurant supports the nonprofit playhouse and its mission to build more theater opportunities for all.—
Jackie Caradonio,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Sep. 2024
Noun
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Marsh was appointed Office of the Order of the British Empire in 2012 for her services to drama.—
Elizabeth Stanton,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The series, which ran for five seasons through 1975, won two BAFTA awards, seven Primetime Emmys (including a best drama actress win for Marsh) and a Golden Globe for best drama series.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Stay away from windows and do not go to large open rooms such as cafeterias, gymnasiums, or auditoriums.—
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Their calls for a larger auditorium didn’t go anywhere after promised private fundraising failed to materialize.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
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Étoile doesn’t just make that argument, in guest appearances by artists who bridge high and low, like David Byrne, and shouting out the brilliant documentarian Frederick Wiseman in a scene set at the Manhattan cinema mecca Film Forum.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Apr. 2025
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First as Jacques Demy’s Madonna figure in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964), then in films by Truffaut, Polanski, and Buñuel, then during her stint in Hollywood and her later career as Andre Téchiné’s muse and inspiration to Millennial newcomers, Deneuve embodies a leftist French cinema ideal.—
Armond White,
National Review,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This practice can open up the late larval stage or pupae to predators or weather to kill them.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
23 Apr. 2025
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Matheus Nunes’ strike was the eighth occasion that Emery’s team have let one in at that do-or-die stage of a contest.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Theater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/theater. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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