reception area
noun
: a large open area inside and near the entrance of a public building (such as a hotel or theater) : lobby
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The concept plans include a reception area with shuffleboard and table tennis, a gift shop, an arts and crafts space, coffee bars, and a lounge with fireplaces.
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Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
This book’s rightful home is in the waiting room of a child psychologist’s office, where it should be presented in the same spirit with which Dum-Dums are left in a dentist’s reception area.
—Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Kirilenko watched through a glass panel in the door as agents shackled him in a reception area each time for the transport.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2025
Guests are welcomed with a chocolate fountain in the reception area.
—Ben Davidson Correspondent, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
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Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
This book’s rightful home is in the waiting room of a child psychologist’s office, where it should be presented in the same spirit with which Dum-Dums are left in a dentist’s reception area.
—Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Kirilenko watched through a glass panel in the door as agents shackled him in a reception area each time for the transport.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2025
Guests are welcomed with a chocolate fountain in the reception area.
—Ben Davidson Correspondent, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reception area
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“Reception area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reception%20area. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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