antechambers

plural of antechamber
as in anterooms
formal a room placed before and leading into a chief apartment and serving as a waiting area

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Recent Examples of antechambers The locker rooms and antechambers behind the scenes are drab and plain. Richard Lawson, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
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Noun
  • There are also 13 pools and hot tubs, 11 restaurants and snack bars, and 19 bars and lounges offered on the massive ship.
    Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The 100 Napua rooms come with access to two private lounges serving breakfast, midday bites, and an evening cocktail hour, plus a chef's station and live music on the eighth floor.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Are staff members talking about residents in hallways instead of in private areas?
    Anna Roman, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The hallways in the educational building are lined with sensory games reminiscent of a science museum.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • From pre-war apartment building vestibules to farmhouse bathrooms to kitchen backsplashes, penny tiles have graced spaces of all kinds since their inception in the early twentieth century.
    Heather Bien, The Spruce, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Police have blocked the ATM lanes off with yellow crime scene tape, and multiple agencies, including Dallas police and Texas Rangers, can be seen searching the area around the open vestibules.
    Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026

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“Antechambers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antechambers. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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