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as in foyer
a centrally located room in a building that serves as a gathering or waiting area or as a passageway into the interior
our tour group met downstairs in the lobby of the hotel before going out to dinner
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Recent Examples of lobby
The popcorn machines are for sale, as are all the furniture and decor from the lobby — including the purple baby grand piano.
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Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Good spots to let your kids be (mildly) silly: the lobby of the Brooklyn Museum; the play space in the education center and the Temple of Dendur, both at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; and the carpeted area and staircase under the big blue whale at the American Museum of Natural History.
—The Editors, Curbed, 16 Apr. 2026
The lobby sets the tone with a high wood-beam ceiling, cozy fireplaces, and bookshelves filled with titles on local mountain culture.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
The affidavit states Moore ran to the lobby after hearing gunfire, where Hawkins allegedly fired at him, striking him in the leg.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
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Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Good spots to let your kids be (mildly) silly: the lobby of the Brooklyn Museum; the play space in the education center and the Temple of Dendur, both at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; and the carpeted area and staircase under the big blue whale at the American Museum of Natural History.
—The Editors, Curbed, 16 Apr. 2026
The lobby sets the tone with a high wood-beam ceiling, cozy fireplaces, and bookshelves filled with titles on local mountain culture.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
The affidavit states Moore ran to the lobby after hearing gunfire, where Hawkins allegedly fired at him, striking him in the leg.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lobby
Noun
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The suspect then emerged onto the terrace level — the same level as the foyer leading to the event's red carpet — just yards from a primary access point to the ballroom where the high-profile dinner was underway.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The main level includes a grand foyer, according to its listing, with a curved staircase, a front parlor with pocket doors, a formal dining room and a renovated kitchen with soapstone counters, wine fridge and a sitting area with a warming stove.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In one hallway, Henraux presents three slabs of unfinished marble.—
Marianna Cerini,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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Whispers in the hallway indicated no more seats would be added ahead of the meeting to accommodate those who stood outside.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Yet if Charlie Baker walked into that convention hall on Saturday, he no doubt would be hailed as a hero.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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He’d been promoted to work in one of the nuclear plant’s circulation-pump rooms and then became a senior operator in the pump hall of Chernobyl’s newest reactor, known as Unit 4.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Lobby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lobby. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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