antechambers

noun

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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  1. lounges
  2. hallways
  3. vestibules
Noun
  • The rest of the lounges on Capital on Tap’s list were located in major cities around the world.
    — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2026
  • His blueprint called for converting a trio of bedrooms into lounges.
    — Lauren Mechling, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of lounges
Noun
  • The waiver, which ACS received in 2023, allowed the agency to place multiple juvenile detainees to sleep in hallways, classrooms and chapels, potentially restricting access to educational and other programming.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Black-and-white reproductions of historic expedition photos accent hallways and suites.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of hallways
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
Definition of vestibules

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