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auditorium

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


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Once the audience gets past their disorientation, the slapstick triggers enough silly goodwill that my auditorium squeezed out generous spurts of applause.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Above the auditorium, a faded Anthony Heinsbergen mural offers a glimpse of the theater’s past.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 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

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

Joe didn’t have a better idea, so the boys headed back to the school auditorium.

From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon

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 Richard Ernest Nowell Twopeny

Unlike Imax or Dolby Cinema, Infinity Vision isn’t a projection format; rather, it’s a designation for auditoriums that meet certain standards for screen size, projection and sound.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

The Grade II listed building divided opinion when it first opened but is now widely regarded as a landmark of brutalist architecture, with its textured concrete, riverside terraces and three auditoriums.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Across all movie releases, 16% of tickets sold this year were in premium-format auditoriums, up from 13% in 2021, according to research firm EntTelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

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

She’s been spending lots of time inside, inside classrooms and auditoriums, inside the little office in the new apartment she and Olivia share.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti




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