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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Recent Examples of audience
The image comes a day after audiences were treated to a first picture of Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter for the show that will now officially be released in 2027.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 July 2025
Each holiday season, more than 40,000 English-speaking audience members attend the Globe’s Grinch musical.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
The live audience can put faces on familiar names from the podcasts, not just Cecil Baldwin but Symphony Sanders, who plays Tamika Flynn on the show, and Disparition, the musician who composes the show’s soundtracks.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
Johnson concluded that the program breached a guideline on accuracy, which deals with misleading audiences.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 July 2025
Each holiday season, more than 40,000 English-speaking audience members attend the Globe’s Grinch musical.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
The live audience can put faces on familiar names from the podcasts, not just Cecil Baldwin but Symphony Sanders, who plays Tamika Flynn on the show, and Disparition, the musician who composes the show’s soundtracks.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
Johnson concluded that the program breached a guideline on accuracy, which deals with misleading audiences.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for audience
Noun
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Even after growing a cult following on social media with videos of unhinged characters, then breaking out on Max's Hacks, Stalter might have felt nervous about anchoring such a high-profile show.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
10 July 2025
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The other two are excellent as well, and Pine Needles hosted the 2022 U.S. Women’s Open. Pine Needles and Mid-Pines have always had a cult following and serious players know how good the courses are.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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To date, the motor racing drama has drawn 219,000 spectators for a $3.5M (SAR 13.5M) gross in the territory where Formula One has a strong following.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
7 July 2025
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Publishers are resistant to picking up work by people that don’t have a big following.—
John McDermott,
Rolling Stone,
6 July 2025
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“Audience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/audience. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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