Thesaurus results for THEATERS

theaters

noun

variants or theatres

plural of theater

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 How to visit for free The 300,000-square-foot, multi-story museum includes theaters, a free research library open to all, a cafe area and more. — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 With a rich history dating back to 1858, the pier has recently undergone a serious renovation and now features two on-site pubs, food stalls, various rides and one of the country’s few surviving pier theatres. — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 3 Sep. 2026 Today, ballroom is becoming increasingly visible in theaters, festivals, Pride celebrations, churches and other civic spaces. — Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026 Following its world premiere last December in Rome at Cinecittà, the documentary was released in Italian theaters. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026 The platform has entered into a deal with BET to develop and distribute microdramas across linear and digital platforms and a pact with National CineMedia to advertise its series in movie theaters. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026 Having spent time with fans in theaters, there really is something magical about bringing that community together. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026 National Geographic will open the film in theaters starting October 30. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026 Two of Dolly Parton’s movies are returning to theaters following her death. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026

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Her Mame years kicked off with a national tour in 1965, followed by summer engagements, bus & truck tours and stops in Las Vegas, playhouses and dinner theaters.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026
The town is full of vintage pieces such as playhouses and a Little Tikes Tuggy Boat Sandbox like the one Hoban had as a kid.

— Saleen Martin, USA Today, 20 July 2026

Definition of playhouses

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The theater was squarely in the exhibition vanguard then, designed and equipped as a boutique-size 750-seat alternative to the massive Balaban & Katz auditoriums of the day.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
Regal Cinemas, for example, has 4DX auditoriums with multisensory enhancements that bring the film world into the real world with full-body immersion synced up with the on-screen action.

— Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of auditoriums

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Starting in the 1930s, as talking pictures and then radio and TV supplanted theater as the prime form of mass entertainment, some were converted to cinemas.

— Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
Suddenly, execs were seeing solutions for how to excite the younger audiences who have come to seek entertainment options from content creators rather than cinemas.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026