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auditorium

[aw-di-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr-] / ˌɔ dɪˈtɔr i əm, -ˈtoʊr- /


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There were the activists who marched nearly a mile from the burnt-out warehouse to push past security and enter the auditorium, chanting “Shut it down!”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

But this was the National University of Singapore, where hundreds had packed into the auditorium, mostly Singaporean Chinese and those who had moved or were visiting from China.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

He illuminated the auditorium with candles and converted the private boxes into buffets stocked with alcohol, coffee, hot chocolate, sherbet and carved meats.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

He added that theater excels at getting audiences to laugh in the auditorium, and then mull things over on the way home.

From Los Angeles Times May 7, 2026

Joey and Rock and I enjoyed a silent ride to the auditorium downtown.

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen

Sheffield Theatres' three auditoria have a total capacity of 2,500 - the same as the National's three venues.

From BBC Nov. 9, 2021

On comfy seats in big auditoria, writers pretend that the 200 souls in front of them represent the world.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 9, 2020

The venue has two auditoria - one with 1,200 seats, where Peter Pan is playing, and another with a capacity of 800.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2019

Speaking to packed auditoria and hailed by adoring crowds, he’s been treated more like a movie star than a satirist.

From The Guardian Sep. 9, 2014

The auditoria are nearly all badly ventilated, and ill fitted up, the only exceptions being the Theatre Royal at Adelaide, and the Bijou in Melbourne.

From Town Life in Australia by Twopeny, Richard Ernest Nowell

Disney said in its news release that it is a new certification for premium large format theaters and “will signify to audiences which auditoriums offer the biggest, brightest, and most immersive cinematic experiences.”

From Barron's May 22, 2026

Since premium auditoriums regularly sell out fastest, exhibitors are racing to build more of them.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 27, 2026

Before that, most movie palaces across the U.S. did not allow food and drinks inside auditoriums, as they wanted to preserve their carpets, rugs and upholstered seats, Melnick said.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 6, 2026

Split across two 1,500-seat auditoriums, it will become the capital's biggest theatre by capacity, overtaking the 2,359-seat London Coliseum in the West End.

From BBC Feb. 3, 2026

The ones who build the school its auditoriums and stadiums.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein




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