as in theaters
a building or part of a building where movies are shown
got a job cleaning the cinemas at the multiplex
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Recent Examples of cinemas
Just how Canneseries achieved this says much about the lure of Cannes and a screening in the 2,300-seat Grand Theatre Lumière, one of the most iconic cinemas in the world.
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Marta Balaga, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
One of comedy’s best leading men returns to cinemas with … an action thriller?
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
The Ojai Playhouse, one of California’s oldest single-screen cinemas, is just across the street.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The country, for the first time in decades, has cinemas.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
Each fan event will be anchored by more than 25 minutes of new footage, while special giveaways will include an new poster; find a list of of participating Imax cinemas here.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Though it wasn't televised, cinemas around the country also showed a film of their nuptials.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
With it lineup selected by a committee of filmmakers, its main aim is to help independent films, which could struggle to find an audience, exist in cinemas.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026
The producers also see the release as an opportunity to support independent cinemas.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
Marta Balaga, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
One of comedy’s best leading men returns to cinemas with … an action thriller?
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
The Ojai Playhouse, one of California’s oldest single-screen cinemas, is just across the street.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The country, for the first time in decades, has cinemas.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
Each fan event will be anchored by more than 25 minutes of new footage, while special giveaways will include an new poster; find a list of of participating Imax cinemas here.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Though it wasn't televised, cinemas around the country also showed a film of their nuptials.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
With it lineup selected by a committee of filmmakers, its main aim is to help independent films, which could struggle to find an audience, exist in cinemas.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026
The producers also see the release as an opportunity to support independent cinemas.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cinemas
theaters
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Riding and Bamford also display models of what else transfixed that public—magic lanterns, toy theaters, and so on.—
Julian Bell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Second Nature will be playing in theaters in Los Angeles on May 24 and in New York City on June 26.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Cinemas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cinemas. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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