Thesaurus results for NICKELODEON

nickelodeon

noun

Definition of nickelodeon

as in playhouse

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Recent Examples of nickelodeon The decor includes an old-fashioned nickelodeon as well as a bathroom with Art Deco design. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025 Budget-friendly movie houses known as nickelodeons became a favorite attraction for urban dwellers in the first two decades of the 20th century. — Timeka Tounsel, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025 After the wildcat ways of the nickelodeon period gave way to the assembly line machinery of the studio system, stunt people — out of a sense of professionalism not to say self-preservation — embraced their vocation as serious business. — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 14 June 2025 But just before moving pictures started to proliferate in their nickelodeon infancy, the Shuberts saw an opportunity in the legitimate theater and grabbed it. — Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nickelodeon

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Noun

London had been ravaged by plague since the summer of 1592, with high mortality rates in the city and suburbs meaning the playhouses were closed for business for twenty of the following twenty-two months.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
Russell adds a 30 Rock–esque backstage frame in which an assistant stage manager (Twiggy, looking divine) is thrust into the spotlight when the star of her regional playhouse’s production of The Boy Friend is nowhere to be found.

— Juan A. Ramírez, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of playhouse

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Jakarta has cut certain location fees by 50% and introduced a 50% tax concession on cinema admissions for qualifying Indonesian films.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
Building amenities include an outdoor pool and hot tub, a sky lounge, a golf simulator, a cinema, a fitness center with steam and sauna rooms, Tesla house vehicles and a dog lounge with an indoor run.

— Saleema Syed, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of cinema

Noun

India’s ambassador to Indonesia, Sandeep Chakravorty, said the Ramayana and the Mahabharata had been part of Indonesian temple culture, wayang (traditional puppet theater) and the popular imagination for over a millennium.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026
And the theater where Penélope Cruz’s Nené performs cabaret for the Nationalist troops was a dilapidated cinema that had been closed since the 1950s.

— Elaina Patton, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026