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
  • It is outfitted with an open-air bar, multiple lounges, and fold-down hull-side terraces that open to the sea.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Its design seamlessly connects guests to the sea through floor-to-ceiling glass, an infinity Aqua Pool, and panoramic lounges.
    Stephanie Orma, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The hallways are dressed in leafy wallpaper, and the bathroom’s green-and-cream checkerboard tiling feels like it was pulled right out of the Mackenzie-Childs catalogue.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Bookstores needed a similar rehaul and every bit of Nike branding – on office, arena and stadium walls and hallways – had to be swapped in a no-swoosh left behind conversion to three stripes.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 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 13 Aug. 2026.

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