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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On a school night in 1986, Kim Reed — then a Duke senior — sat in a common room with her friends, debating when to line up for that Sunday’s Duke-UNC game.
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Storey Wertheimer, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
The idea behind the Fisher House is to have multiple families in the house at the same time, sharing a kitchen and common rooms — a natural support network of military families helping one another.
—Linda Stein, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
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Storey Wertheimer, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
The idea behind the Fisher House is to have multiple families in the house at the same time, sharing a kitchen and common rooms — a natural support network of military families helping one another.
—Linda Stein, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for common room
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“Common room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20room. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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