common room
noun
1
: a lounge available to all members of a residential community
2
: a room in a college for faculty use
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The common room is lined with artwork and fake flowers (real flowers die, Max explains, when they’re frozen in ice); two little black dogs wag underfoot.
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Blair Braverman, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
The nine-bedroom manor house retains historic details such as wide plank flooring and original fireplaces, as well as a library and multiple common rooms.
—Katie Riley, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
There’s even a scene change to a jail common room, which shows a gray and disheveled Diddy tuning into 50’s acceptance speech.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2026
Staff and families filled a common room with cards, cake and cameras as the community turned a quiet January day into a rare event.
—Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
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Blair Braverman, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
The nine-bedroom manor house retains historic details such as wide plank flooring and original fireplaces, as well as a library and multiple common rooms.
—Katie Riley, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
There’s even a scene change to a jail common room, which shows a gray and disheveled Diddy tuning into 50’s acceptance speech.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2026
Staff and families filled a common room with cards, cake and cameras as the community turned a quiet January day into a rare event.
—Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Common room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20room. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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