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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

More than 760 parents signed a petition to preserve the policy, and their frustration spilled into a high-school auditorium on June 15.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

But, she said, there is "absolutely no excuse for a phone during a show" as "in an emergency you can simply leave the auditorium to deal with the issue".

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

It was near the auditorium where Jackie Gleason taped his weekly variety show, and his June Taylor Dancers used to come in for lunch.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

Molly and Anat crept into auditorium one after the credits finished and the last stragglers finally rose from their red-cushioned seats.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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

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

A single story could be shot once, copied endlessly, and displayed to hundreds of people at a time in auditoriums everywhere.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 19, 2026

It was harder to convey warmth in larger auditoriums.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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