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 Trying the incremental gains Wrexham hope will push them to the EFL The media will also be located on this first floor, with an auditorium for press conferences next to the manager’s office and a media lounge around the corner. Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025 This refers to the Ralph Waldo Emerson School, where William Wirt, Gary’s first schools superintendent, pioneered the work-study-play system, yielding a universe of public schools with gyms, auditoriums, swimming pools, vocational shops, band, recess, art. Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025 That leaves five good nights of of the month that the auditorium may be secured for public entertainment. Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 The auditorium, which seats 625 people, was at capacity and could no longer seat people, according to a West Hartford firefighter. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 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
  • They could be kicked off a plane or out of a movie theater or restaurant, or not hired for a job, simply because of their disabilities.
    Rebekah Taussig, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
  • There, three temporary theaters have been carved out Quixote’s spaces, along with room for panels, educational events and the festival’s long-time Digital, Interactive & Gaming segment.
    David Bloom, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Anula would walk the palace halls, too, if this man had actually held up his end of their bargain.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Murkowski said the concerns at the town hall ranged from the impact on preparedness for wildland fires to staffing national parks to the ruthless treatment of employees.
    Caitlin Huey-Burns, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2025

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