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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anterooms
Noun
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The $300 million expansion will add six gates, a food hall, and new passenger lounges.—
David Bauerlein,
Florida Times-Union,
28 Feb. 2026 -
Lillusory 2-piece Wide-leg Lounge Set This wide-leg matching set feels equally suited for airport lounges and hotel rooms.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The locker rooms and antechambers behind the scenes are drab and plain.—
Richard Lawson,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Post videos of catching them ducking in Statehouse hallways.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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Teachers keep their students in classrooms and out of hallways, and school leaders pause passing periods between classes.—
Silas Allen,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Mar. 2026
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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
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Vestibules and Mudrooms With all the mud, coats, and boots tracking in and out of homes in winter, vestibules and mudrooms become coveted rooms for buyers.—
Shagun Khare,
The Spruce,
9 Jan. 2026
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Uniforms filling committee rooms and legislative lobbies — and officers describing violent crimes and the technology needed to solve them — can override higher-level discussions about the implications of that technology.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
2 Mar. 2026
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There’s also explainers on improvements to protect immunocompromised folks, as well as checklists to evaluate lobbies, restrooms and greenrooms for physical barriers that linger long after the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in 1990.—
Mercury News,
Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Anterooms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anterooms. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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