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anteroom

noun

Definition of anteroom

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 Shots were fired in an anteroom that had not an hour before seen thousands of guests, including senior government officials, streaming through. — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026 Another smartly dressed man appears, smiling, and guides us into a discreet anteroom. — Caroline Law, TheWeek, 9 Feb. 2026 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 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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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
The doors open up to an antechamber set with chairs and benches.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026

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In the second incident, the singer allegedly broke around $1,500 worth of restaurant property, including hookahs, DJ equipment, and sofas at Mira restaurant and hookah lounge in Manhattan.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026
The pilots ate breakfast together in the hotel lounge, according to The Sun, and all of them drank bottled water provided by an outside supplier.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026

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For example, a crowded waiting room in the United States may suggest inefficiency or poor scheduling.

— Deidre Popovich, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
Orlando is not on that list, which is a useful reminder that layered precautions are already in place before a patient ever reaches a Central Florida waiting room.

— Luis E. Caso Vega, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2026

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