anterooms

noun

plural of anteroom
as in lounges
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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  1. lounges
  2. antechambers
  3. hallways
  4. vestibules
  5. lobbies
Noun
  • How to get access to Southwest Airlines lounges Chase Bank will issue a new premium Southwest Rapid Rewards Credit Card in 2027, which will include access to the airport lounge network, according to a news release.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Southwest's move comes as carriers from Delta Air Lines to JetBlue Airways — along with credit card companies like American Express, Capital One and Chase — have been building airport lounges to reel in and retain higher-spending consumers.
    — Michele Luhn, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of lounges
Noun
  • The locker rooms and antechambers behind the scenes are drab and plain.
    — Richard Lawson, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Definition of antechambers
Noun
  • Only this time, the familiar sound echoed through the building as students tried to find their way in the unfamiliar new structure's maze-like hallways.
    — Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The narrow hallways were constricted with people trying to escape the fire.
    — Saleh Mwanamilongo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 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
Noun
  • But in many cases, hotels have invested more time and money in recent years in creating attractive lobbies, fine dining restaurants and exercise facilities.
    — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The spot will run for four weeks before screenings of Primetime and in movie theater lobbies.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of lobbies
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