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as in lobby
a centrally located room in a building that serves as a gathering or waiting area or as a passageway into the interior
theatergoers crowded the foyer during the play's intermission
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Recent Examples of foyer
Since debuting its first trailer, Campinawe has stuck with the original body and basic interior bed/foyer split, developing out a lineup of trim levels around it.
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C.c. Weiss
may 28, New Atlas, 28 May 2026
Clusters of waiting patrons spilled from the foyer onto the front patio.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
The project gave a face-lift to all 24 event spaces, including 21 meeting rooms, two ballrooms and a 10,000-square-foot foyer and pre-function area designed for networking and large gatherings.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
There’s also a little alcove dining nook and a foyer with room for the kind of grab-and-go storage one would want in that space.
—Katie McDonough, Curbed, 18 May 2026
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C.c. Weiss
may 28, New Atlas, 28 May 2026
Clusters of waiting patrons spilled from the foyer onto the front patio.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
The project gave a face-lift to all 24 event spaces, including 21 meeting rooms, two ballrooms and a 10,000-square-foot foyer and pre-function area designed for networking and large gatherings.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
There’s also a little alcove dining nook and a foyer with room for the kind of grab-and-go storage one would want in that space.
—Katie McDonough, Curbed, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foyer
Noun
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The food, beverage, pharmaceutical, chemical, and agribusiness lobbies do not need to defeat MAHA in public debate.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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Though most were peaceful, in Ithaca, New York, a man rammed a converted school bus into a theatre lobby.—
Isaac Butler,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
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The rapper could be seen dragging Cassie down the hotel hallway in surveillance footage that was shown to the jury and previously released to the public in 2024.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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Door decorations Guests usually keep external decorations to their cabin door, but some extend them further into the hallway.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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“Foyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foyer. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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