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playhouse

[pley-hous] / ˈpleɪˌhaʊs /






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"My daughter loves them and wanted to give them a home in her playhouse, so we repurposed it to let them roam outside during the warmer weather," he said.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

Her 50-something protagonist, Alan Anderson, and his socially striving wife Vivian, are at least about to start thinking about where their family is going to go, once Alan retreats to a backyard playhouse.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2026

Geffen Playhouse Artistic Director Tarell Alvin McCraney aims to deliver ‘world-class theater at your friendly neighborhood playhouse.’

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 23, 2026

He said his aunt Rene "fondly" remembered meeting the royal family and recalled playing in a large playhouse in the Royal Lodge's garden.

From BBC Feb. 18, 2026

Grandpa built a two-story playhouse in the backyard, where I played house and Luke took the roles I bossily assigned to him.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

ATG owns a raft of some of the best-known theaters on Broadway and in London’s West End as well as dozens of other playhouses across the U.S., continental Europe and the U.K.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

After Nora’s exit, anything was possible on the stages of respectable European playhouses.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2025

From bouncers to high chairs, toys to swing sets and playhouses, my kids have enjoyed so many wonderful gifts.

From Seattle Times Jul. 24, 2023

For much of that period, Mr. Spacey was the artistic director of the Old Vic theater, one of London’s most acclaimed playhouses.

From New York Times Jun. 28, 2023

That noise wouldn’t do, so they kept moving through other yards, around playhouses, and past trampolines until they were back to a road far away from Flux.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles




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