as in amphitheater
a large room or building for enclosed public gatherings will hold the town meeting in the high school auditorium

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Recent Examples of auditorium The auditorium was packed to capacity with students and a few luminaries including television legend Dawn Airey, now NYT’s chair of trustees and chair of the FA Women’s Super League; worth noting that Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium is just up the road, which Airey finds useful. Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025 Last year all four auditoriums at VOX Mall of the Emirates were renovated and the chain's standard product was upgraded to premier offering guests the choice of gliders or reclining seats as well as state-of-the-art laser projectors. Caroline Reid, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 Wells said the college has hosted this event for more than 20 years and the auditorium is usually full. Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025 Nestled in cafes, bars, and school auditoriums are poets finding ways to reach new audiences through performative techniques revived for the modern era. David Silverberg, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for auditorium 
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Noun
  • The Romans also built a bath house and an amphitheater in the same area around the same time.
    Claire Moses, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Hardy will bring his amalgam of country and Southern hard rock to fans on his upcoming headlining Jim Bob World Tour, which is visiting arenas and amphitheaters across the U.S. through September, in addition to festival shows in North America as well as his first headlining shows in Europe.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The Sundance Institute was modeled on Connecticut’s Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, which pioneered a multi-faceted program to develop new works for live theater.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Construction on that theater is expected to be completed next month.
    Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • And Jacque was also inspired by Prokofiev’s Cantata October and the use of Emilia’s voice in the hall with a microphone in the background, which provides a counterpoint to the hall.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
  • They were accused of plotting a suicide bombing at a crowded pool hall near Tel Aviv in 2002 that killed 15 people.
    ISABEL DEBRE, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025

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“Auditorium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auditorium. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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