standing room
noun
: space for standing
especially
: accommodation available for spectators or passengers after all seats are filled
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Invest in a low-profile pot rack that’s flush to the wall
Forget those hanging pot racks that cut into your already meager standing room.
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Alex Ronan, Architectural Digest, 22 Apr. 2025
The Clash is sold out, roughly 19,000 are expected, including standing room only tickets, while it will be nationally televised on FOX.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2025
Tickets start at $40+ for general-admission standing room, $50+ for GA seating.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
There were no butts in any seats for the final 90 seconds — standing room only in downtown Alabama for a crowd trying to process what was happening and what would have been hard to fathom just hours before.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
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Alex Ronan, Architectural Digest, 22 Apr. 2025
The Clash is sold out, roughly 19,000 are expected, including standing room only tickets, while it will be nationally televised on FOX.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2025
Tickets start at $40+ for general-admission standing room, $50+ for GA seating.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
There were no butts in any seats for the final 90 seconds — standing room only in downtown Alabama for a crowd trying to process what was happening and what would have been hard to fathom just hours before.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Standing room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standing%20room. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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