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Recent Examples of elbow room
With food-truck season looming, the thought of additional elbow room is a dream come true.
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Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Apr. 2026
Instead of feeling generous, the space feels tight and overworked, with chairs competing for attention and elbow room.
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Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
3 Mar. 2026
After having their second child in February last year, Zachary and Victoria Glasser needed a little more elbow room.
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Lily O'Neill,
San Antonio Express-News,
23 Feb. 2026
The angle of the open tent top will cut into the 48-in (122-cm) width, affecting the shoulder and elbow room of whoever's sleeping next to it, but IO compensates by giving the fabric entry-side wall a similar angle.
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New Atlas,
20 Feb. 2026
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Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Apr. 2026
Instead of feeling generous, the space feels tight and overworked, with chairs competing for attention and elbow room.
—
Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
3 Mar. 2026
After having their second child in February last year, Zachary and Victoria Glasser needed a little more elbow room.
—
Lily O'Neill,
San Antonio Express-News,
23 Feb. 2026
The angle of the open tent top will cut into the 48-in (122-cm) width, affecting the shoulder and elbow room of whoever's sleeping next to it, but IO compensates by giving the fabric entry-side wall a similar angle.
—
New Atlas,
20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elbow room
Noun
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The guests’ request for an escape-room experience, while annoying, is much more understandable.
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From here, there’s a plush formal living room, outfitted mostly in neutral tones, and a darker, moodier sitting room, where the black walls feature a studded pattern.
Noun
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Instead of a hallway of bedrooms under a single roof, the sleeping spaces are dispersed across the property, each with direct access to the gardens — a design more commonly found in tropical destinations than in a tony coastal enclave about 35 miles north of San Francisco.
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The new vessel has a laboratory space three times the size of the research vessel John Dempsey, officials said.
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“Elbow room.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elbow%20room. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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