roomful
noun
room·ful
ˈrüm-ˌfu̇l 
ˈru̇m-
: as much or as many as a room will hold
also
: the persons or objects in a room
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Loading your audio article From a high-flying, world-class pianist to a roomful of blues legends and the return of Zorro (in a new opera), there is a lot to see and do in the Bay Area this weekend.
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Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
There is a host of new goodies to reward us for our patience, including sculptures by the Ukrainian artist Vladimir Kanevsky and a stunning roomful of drawings by Goya, Degas, and others, too fragile for long-term display but on view through the summer, at least.
—Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
The difference here is that director Ross knows just how much there is to mine in the faces and body language of a roomful of reform school residents awaiting punishment, or in the quiet, devastated aftermath.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
In the early days of Google Books, roomfuls of contractors turned millions of pages by hand in order to unlock the knowledge inside.
—James Somers, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
There is a host of new goodies to reward us for our patience, including sculptures by the Ukrainian artist Vladimir Kanevsky and a stunning roomful of drawings by Goya, Degas, and others, too fragile for long-term display but on view through the summer, at least.
—Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
The difference here is that director Ross knows just how much there is to mine in the faces and body language of a roomful of reform school residents awaiting punishment, or in the quiet, devastated aftermath.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
In the early days of Google Books, roomfuls of contractors turned millions of pages by hand in order to unlock the knowledge inside.
—James Somers, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Roomful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roomful. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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roomful
noun
room·ful
ˈrüm-ˌfu̇l
ˈru̇m-
plural roomfuls
-ˌfu̇lz
or roomsful
ˈrümz-ˌfu̇l,
ˈru̇mz-
1
: as much or as many as a room will hold
2
: the persons or objects in a room
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