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 cardinals present will then pledge to the new pope, and he will be dressed in the Room of Tears, a small antechamber within the Sistine Chapel. Paolo Armelli, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2025 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 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
  • Another smartly dressed man appears, smiling, and guides us into a discreet anteroom.
    Caroline Law, TheWeek, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Under a crystal chandelier in a high-ceilinged anteroom in Paris, the moderator of Intelligence Rising is reprimanding his players.
    Billy Perrigo, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Neil said Regal has rethought the footprint of many of its locations, bar and lounge offerings have been revamped, and renovations have been made at 50 theaters with 300 locations adding arcades.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Generous-sized rooms, high quality amenities, and familiar services (rooftop, gym, lounge bar) make for an extremely comfortable stay.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Soon after, Duverne tried to set fire to an emergency light in an elevator vestibule, Lalaind added.
    Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
  • As Wilson reached the store's vestibule, the woman came into view of the camera.
    Logan Smith, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Weeks later, McClung, a personal care assistant at the same school, was accused of carrying a 5-year-old student in a chokehold down a hallway, with her arm wrapped around his throat, according to the report.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
  • There were at least five deputies inside the bedroom and hallway near the bathroom, the footage shows.
    Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Premise, setting, and production Each season of The Pitt takes place over the course of one 15-hour shift in the hospital emergency room of the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center, whose waiting room is always packed to the brim with people needing care.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Koniver greeted me in his waiting room, which featured a soft-rock soundtrack and brochures for serums and stem cells.
    Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026

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“Antechamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antechamber. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.

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