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
  • Many have traded in lounge pants for long skirts, and they’re primed to become some of the most beloved looks in your cold-weather wardrobe.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2026
  • In the part of the $300 million concourse closest to the main hub of the airport, grand staircases and elevators will go up to a second floor where there will be a Delta Club for that airline's fliers and a new Club JAX for other travelers who pay a fee for use of the lounge.
    David Bauerlein, Florida Times-Union, 28 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • An entry vestibule introduces the main level of the four-story home, with a foyer donning the original paneling flowing to formal living and dining rooms.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The shooting occurred in a small vestibule between the front door and the door to the lobby.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Some of them waiting in the hallway outside the ICE check-in office were told by federal officers that they were not allowed to loiter, said Patrick Corrigan, a volunteer with the Faithful Accompaniment in Trust and Hope, or FAITH, program, which faith organizations launched last summer.
    Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Instead, the men knocked on the apartment door and the woman stepped outside in the hallway, closing the door behind her.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The boys sat in one waiting room and then another.
    Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The boys sat in one waiting room and then another.
    Andrew Jones, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026

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“Antechamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antechamber. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.

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