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
  • For 10 long years, the sovereign toiled in a 2-by-10-foot castle antechamber to create the perfect beer.
    Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2026
  • Massages can be organized in an antechamber off the pool.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Kids love the age-specific kids' programming, Xbox lounge, Sesame Street characters, and enormous water park, while adults enjoy golf, scuba lessons, and 26 dining options, including casual beach spots and upscale fusion restaurants.
    Chelsea Adams, USA Today, 20 June 2026
  • Perhaps the most popular spot during my time aboard Viking Vesta was the Nordic Spa on Deck 1, with its sauna, steam, snow grotto, tub-and-bucket cold plunge, warming lounges, hot tub, and pool.
    Susan B. Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2026
Noun
  • Sylvie wants Suzanna to know more about this, but Suzanna herself will not budge from that vestibule.
    Laura Miller, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026
  • An elevator ascends from the entrance vestibule to the main level, where an open living room flows into a dining area with a separate seating nook and fireplace.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • The El Cajon detective who edited the video said the man did that several times, lingering between the office hallway and the alley parking lot.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2026
  • Players can make choices — answer the call from Claire (Sink), go out into the hallway, try and get in touch with your superintendent to figure out what’s going on — and depending on those decisions, the game will play out differently.
    Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • The station’s restored Great Hall serves simultaneously as waiting room, meeting place and grand public lobby, filled with soaring windows, leather seating, restaurants and bars.
    David Hochman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • In that letter, a section of which was read aloud in court, the writer recounted going to the office and opening fire, seeing three people in the waiting room on his right and four on the left.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2026

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“Anteroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anteroom. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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