Thesaurus results for ANTEROOMS

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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Noun

His blueprint called for converting a trio of bedrooms into lounges.

— Lauren Mechling, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2026
The three-level home includes several entertaining areas, a cocktail bar designed by Willy Rizzo in 1971, a club room, a custom kitchen, two family lounges, a games area, and a cinema.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of lounges

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The waiver, which ACS received in 2023, allowed the agency to place multiple juvenile detainees to sleep in hallways, classrooms and chapels, potentially restricting access to educational and other programming.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
Black-and-white reproductions of historic expedition photos accent hallways and suites.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of hallways

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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

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There were highly visible incidents — construction barriers, fires and so on — but no apartment-building lobbies were set alight on the Champs-Élysées.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
The group, which is heavily active in the Miami-Dade and Broward County area, runs voter registration drives, hosts candidate forums, and lobbies local governments.

— Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026

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