anteroom

Definition of anteroomnext
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 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 Among the several measures is the creation of a 6,200-square-meter anteroom, or a large plaza on Placa Gaudi in front of the basilica. Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025 Photo : Concierge Auctions To the right of the foyer are wide steps leading down into an anteroom and the elegant fireside living room beyond. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2025 His own dwelling is modest, and—characteristic of old Russian manners—entered through an anteroom in which maids see to their needlework. Eugène-Melchior De Vogüé, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for anteroom
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Noun
  • Massages can be organized in an antechamber off the pool.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The doors open up to an antechamber set with chairs and benches.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • No one who flew Spirit was doing caviar bumps in a lounge.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
  • Kindred Spirits, the lobby bar and lounge, opened May 7, and Lula’s Restaurant will debut May 15.
    Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • The parish wants to expand the church to create a new vestibule and add restrooms.
    Desiree Mathurin April 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The couple sat in a vestibule inside the Aurora immigration detention facility on a Saturday in March, staring at each other through the glass barrier separating the incarcerated from the free.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Back upstairs in the living room and hallways, art was stacked, leaning against the walls, and in a bedroom and home office, piles and piles of books spoke to a lifetime of collecting by someone with a wide-ranging and curious mind.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
  • Emotions run high inside, outside courtroom After the hearing, emotions spilled into the courthouse hallway.
    Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • Scott recalled sitting in the waiting room and spotting a producer from the earlier film nearby, prompting him to try to avoid being recognized.
    Kennedy French, Variety, 2 May 2026
  • His patients were allowed to self-medicate before a procedure and were offered wine in the waiting room.
    Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026

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