as in hallways
the entrance room of a building
a small entryway to receive visitors
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Recent Examples of entryways
This accent storage cabinet is a smart solution to declutter entryways or as a convenient place to store dishware in your dining room.
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Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2025
Another project the district has pushed for is upgrading the entryways to school buildings to be more secure.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Use area rugs in high-traffic areas like entryways or in spaces where kids and pets play to prevent scratches.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
For hallways, mud rooms, kitchen runners, or entryways, jute brings a minimal and bohemian decor aesthetic while also delivering on functionality.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2025
The versatile piece can be placed in entryways, living rooms, or over beds.
—Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Low pile rugs are less than a quarter-inch thick and are ideal for high traffic areas, such as hallways and entryways.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
The exterior will be repainted and the signage, entryways and floors will be updated.
—David Moin, WWD, 10 Feb. 2025
Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2025
Another project the district has pushed for is upgrading the entryways to school buildings to be more secure.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Use area rugs in high-traffic areas like entryways or in spaces where kids and pets play to prevent scratches.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
For hallways, mud rooms, kitchen runners, or entryways, jute brings a minimal and bohemian decor aesthetic while also delivering on functionality.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2025
The versatile piece can be placed in entryways, living rooms, or over beds.
—Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Low pile rugs are less than a quarter-inch thick and are ideal for high traffic areas, such as hallways and entryways.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
The exterior will be repainted and the signage, entryways and floors will be updated.
—David Moin, WWD, 10 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entryways
Noun
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They aren't located in classrooms, dorm room hallways or other more private spaces on campus.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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His entire identity is woven into its hallways and kitchens, and the news that an Argentine mogul — played with ironic detachment by Solnicki himself — intends to purchase the hotel and demolish it to make way for a new architectural venture is treated as nothing less than an existential threat.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Walking through lobbies, corridors, public areas (even outside), the art becomes part of the journey, a moment to pause, notice and discover something about yourself.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Twenty-first-century indie shaped the identities of many Millennials, but it’s now often talked about with pitying nostalgia—as the bygone style of hipsters with handlebar mustaches pretending to be countercultural while making easy-listening music for hotel lobbies.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Entryways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entryways. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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