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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
This suite is reached from a hall off the entry foyer, which also accesses the home’s second half bath.
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James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
The main level opens through a 10-foot custom entry door to a foyer with Pierre Frey fabric wall upholstery and dual hidden doors concealing a powder room and a walk-in coat closet.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
Across the central foyer sits the formal dining room, sized for a table of 12 — an old-school nod to dinner parties that start with cocktails and end with cable-car bells outside.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
As Polis prepared to sign the bill, five black-and-white, 13-week-old puppies — Benedict, Daphne, Violet, Eloise and Hyacinth — lounged, climbed over one another, leaned into a reporter’s mic and cuddled in a pair of pens on the Capitol foyer’s floor.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 29 Apr. 2026
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James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
The main level opens through a 10-foot custom entry door to a foyer with Pierre Frey fabric wall upholstery and dual hidden doors concealing a powder room and a walk-in coat closet.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
Across the central foyer sits the formal dining room, sized for a table of 12 — an old-school nod to dinner parties that start with cocktails and end with cable-car bells outside.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
As Polis prepared to sign the bill, five black-and-white, 13-week-old puppies — Benedict, Daphne, Violet, Eloise and Hyacinth — lounged, climbed over one another, leaned into a reporter’s mic and cuddled in a pair of pens on the Capitol foyer’s floor.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foyer
Noun
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Kindred Spirits, the lobby bar and lounge, opened May 7, and Lula’s Restaurant will debut May 15.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
9 May 2026
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This sprawling resort has undergone a multi-million dollar renovation over the last 10-plus years, work that has refreshed rooms and the lobby, added a coffee shop, and enhanced wellness perks.—
Jess Hoffert,
Midwest Living,
9 May 2026
Noun
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The declaration alleged Rojas was zip-tied in the hallway and Caceres fainted.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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The entire time players are walking through, music has been booming through the hallways.—
Jade Chang,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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“Foyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foyer. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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