as in antechamber
a small room that is connected to a larger room and used as a place for people to wait before going into the larger room
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Recent Examples of anteroom
The first space a visitor to Alchemist enters is an anteroom that establishes the theme of the evening, as conceived by Munk.
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Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
The soldier drinking tea on a makeshift seat in the anteroom of a Ukrainian Railways train car could only watch so many unsuccessful attempts to latch the door between carriages, whatever the language barrier.
—Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 June 2024
Alvaro Rojas-Peña, the co-director of the lab, led me into an anteroom that adjoined an operating suite.
—Clayton Dalton, The New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2024
In the main building, a young monk from Syria named Seraphim escorted us into an anteroom with a magnificent view over the sea.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
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Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
The soldier drinking tea on a makeshift seat in the anteroom of a Ukrainian Railways train car could only watch so many unsuccessful attempts to latch the door between carriages, whatever the language barrier.
—Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 June 2024
Alvaro Rojas-Peña, the co-director of the lab, led me into an anteroom that adjoined an operating suite.
—Clayton Dalton, The New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2024
In the main building, a young monk from Syria named Seraphim escorted us into an anteroom with a magnificent view over the sea.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anteroom
Noun
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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
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Early rooms are usually the same and somewhat simple — hallways, bedrooms, and puzzle parlors — but the closer the player gets up the rungs of the grid toward the antechamber, the higher the rank of each room gets, with more complex options (and solutions) presenting themselves.—
Diego Argüello,
Rolling Stone,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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American will also expand its current Admirals Club lounge.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2025
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An upstairs primary suite comes with a fireplace, Juliet balconies, a separate lounge, a walk-in closet, and a bath flaunting dual vanities and a step-up soaking tub.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
25 June 2025
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Two officers enter the outer vestibule of Nadler’s office, while a third, with a dog, stands by the door.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
18 June 2025
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Passengers using mobility devices and wheelchairs will find improved accessibility on Amtrak Airo, with restrooms, vestibules, and cafe cars designed for wheelchair accessibility and lifts for people using mobility devices.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In the central portion of the chateau, beneath the stately portraits hung on the walls, mostly empty hospital cots filled the hallways.—
Amy Sohn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
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That's the small mercy serious songs offer: not false hope, but a candle in the hallway, proof that someone else stayed up too.—
Philip Martin,
Arkansas Online,
26 June 2025
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Seemingly shaken from witnessing the three arrests, the woman broke down crying in the waiting room after her hearing, at which the judge granted a continuance of her case.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2025
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Leadership in health care must be approachable: the director who attends training sessions, the doctor who adjusts the waiting room, the nurse who suggests improvements to clinical flow design.—
Nuri Kino,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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“Anteroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anteroom. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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