front desk
noun
: the desk in a building where visitors are greeted
We checked into the hotel at the front desk.
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According to police reports, the teen later saw the man and the girl heading toward the front desk, and the man seemed to be trying to keep up with her.
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Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 18 June 2025
Our all-female office consisted of someone at the front desk who handled the appointments, a medical assistant who helped me with patients, and a billing specialist who filed claims.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
Ortega then started pacing around the front desk area when a second employee approached him.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
Ortega continued firing rounds inside the gym before returning to the front desk area.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
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Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 18 June 2025
Our all-female office consisted of someone at the front desk who handled the appointments, a medical assistant who helped me with patients, and a billing specialist who filed claims.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
Ortega then started pacing around the front desk area when a second employee approached him.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
Ortega continued firing rounds inside the gym before returning to the front desk area.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for front desk
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“Front desk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20desk. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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