antechamber

Definition of antechambernext
as in anteroom
formal a room placed before and leading into a chief apartment and serving as a waiting area

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Recent Examples of antechamber The cellar tour starts in an antechamber that guides through the various steps of making Champagne (from harvest to bottling) and also explores how the house’s approach to winemaking has evolved over the past century. Oset Babür-Winter, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2025 Those who did not fit inside the council chambers watched the meeting livestream in the antechamber. Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024 But for the sake of social history, Miss Manners will try: Boudoir: a bedroom, or antechamber to one, where a lady receives her intimates. Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2024 The larynx functions like an antechamber to the windpipe, or trachea, with a flap of tissue called the epiglottis keeping food and drink from falling down the windpipe. Kate Golembiewski, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for antechamber
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Noun
  • Elliott notes that a Picasso painting hangs in the anteroom to a prominent political family’s Washington, D.C. bathroom.
    Dina Cheney, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025
  • Among the several measures is the creation of a 6,200-square-meter anteroom, or a large plaza on Placa Gaudi in front of the basilica.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Luckily, a matching lounge set offers an easy way to look polished without having to search through my closet for an outfit every morning.
    Melody Kazel, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Use the staple palette of blue, green, and purple with metallic accents for a bold statement, like Spalding does in this lounge space.
    Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The vestibules that connect the ticketing entrance with the boarding area also have air conditioning.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
  • At one end of the terrace, a sleek glass-and-brass elevator car emerges from two trap doors inside a discreet glass vestibule, popping up as if out of thin air.
    Katherine McGrath, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Citrus Heights Mexican restaurant was closed after health inspectors discovered nine live and dead German cockroaches in various areas including rice and bean bulk containers, wire rack storage and the hallway.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The prosecutors’ filing noted that Dugan’s lawyers have repeatedly argued that Flores-Ruiz and his attorney re-entered the public hallway near the entrance to Dugan’s courtroom — and were quickly spotted by federal agents.
    John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Talk openly about world events—without scaring them Even young children absorb bits of information about conflict, violence, and disaster—whether through classmates, TV in a waiting room, or overheard adult conversations.
    Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 31 Dec. 2025
  • When sending their donation, patients were told to include an emoji of an orange in the Venmo subject line, according to federal prosecutors, and they were also instructed to bring an orange with them to the waiting room of the clinic.
    Jessica Schreifels, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025

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“Antechamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antechamber. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.

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