fleapit

British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fleapit
Noun
  • The pedestal had an unusual feature for the drive-in resorts of the day: A sidewalk arcade of shops and restaurants that enlivened street life on Collins Avenue.
    Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The film opens with a rousing folk music performance led by McConaughey outside of a local drive-in restaurant, the first of six live numbers that include much of the film’s cast performing their own instruments.
    Adam B. Vary, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Prestigious institutions like Cineteca di Bologna, a world leader in film preservation, and other major European cinematheques, as well as specialist private outfits like Films du Jeudi, have attended the Rendez-vous.
    Lise Pedersen, Variety, 21 Oct. 2023
  • The organization — part pop-up cinematheque, part artists’ cooperative — distributed experimental films by now-famous directors like Hammer, Clarke and Peggy Ahwesh.
    Sean Malin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2023
Noun
  • The two-week-long holiday leaves plenty of time for multiple trips to the multiplex.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Gamble added the supply of Hollywood tentpoles into the multiplex was key to sustaining the current box office recovery.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Constructed in 1963, the three-screen Cinema Village is billed as the oldest continuously operating movie theater in Greenwich Village and one of the oldest art theaters in the city.
    Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The film released last week to widespread fanfare and critical acclaim, in Indianapolis and beyond, that has shattered the art theater box initially placed around it, propelling it into chain theaters and early award conversations.
    Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2022
Noun
  • His knowledge of cinema, from action franchises and Oscar winners to obscure indies and the international art house, rivals that of any film geek.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Among the venues that could be used for the festival are the historic Cincinnati Music Hall, the Emory Theatre (currently undergoing a renovation), Memorial Hall, restored in 2016, and a local circuit of art houses.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Fleapit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleapit. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

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