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Recent Examples of drive-in
The fast food chain, known for its drive-in model, has more than 3,000 restaurants in 47 states around the country.
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 2 July 2025
The Unicorn Dreams Slush and Legendary Wish-Awakening Unicorn Horn Straw are not eligible for Happy Hour Anytime in the app, Happy Hour at drive-ins, Morning Drink Stop or other discounts.
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
In brief, the car itself may become the drive-in theater.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 22 June 2025
Jaws is my favorite film, encompassing my feelings as a young wide-eyed child seeing it for the first time at a drive-in (talk about larger than life, especially for a small kid) and then rewatching it endlessly on TV and VHS until the tapes wore out.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 2 July 2025
The Unicorn Dreams Slush and Legendary Wish-Awakening Unicorn Horn Straw are not eligible for Happy Hour Anytime in the app, Happy Hour at drive-ins, Morning Drink Stop or other discounts.
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
In brief, the car itself may become the drive-in theater.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 22 June 2025
Jaws is my favorite film, encompassing my feelings as a young wide-eyed child seeing it for the first time at a drive-in (talk about larger than life, especially for a small kid) and then rewatching it endlessly on TV and VHS until the tapes wore out.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drive-in
Noun
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Maalik defies all cinematic logic by the standards of Rajkummar Rao - the actor - but manages to sail past the landmarks of populist cinema.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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She will be remembered as an exemplary icon of Indian cinema and culture.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Director Jamie Lloyd — considered playhouse royalty after his revival of Sunset Boulevard, as well as the Tom Holland-starring Romeo and Juliet — is breaking the fourth wall of theater by having Zegler, star of Snow White and West Side Story, perform live to the street outside.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2025
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Original price: $198 The Step2 Neat & Tidy Cottage II Brown Playhouse is a durable, plastic playhouse for toddlers and young children to engage in imaginative play.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
22 May 2025
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“Drive-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drive-in. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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