as in cult
a group of people showing intense devotion to a cause, person, or work (as a film)
that mystery novelist, although long deceased, continues to have an enthusiastic audience
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The singer-songwriter gave her daughter a shout-out from the stage as the cameras panned to Daisy in the audience.
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Daniela Avila, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
What their friendship actually looks like has yet to come into focus, even when co-directors Barry Levinson and Robert May position them as recurrent narrators speaking directly to the audience.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
Perkins had audiences in a chokehold last year with Longlegs, his creepy tale of an FBI agent on a mission to solve the mystery behind the horrific killing spree terrorizing her neighborhood.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Poaching, deforestation and the threat of extinction that jaguars face are real and important concerns all audiences — especially children — should learn and care about.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
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Daniela Avila, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
What their friendship actually looks like has yet to come into focus, even when co-directors Barry Levinson and Robert May position them as recurrent narrators speaking directly to the audience.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
Perkins had audiences in a chokehold last year with Longlegs, his creepy tale of an FBI agent on a mission to solve the mystery behind the horrific killing spree terrorizing her neighborhood.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Poaching, deforestation and the threat of extinction that jaguars face are real and important concerns all audiences — especially children — should learn and care about.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Audience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/audience. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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