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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
The towering grandfather clock in the foyer of Paul and Susan Monreal’s soon-to-be former home is far more than a conversation piece.
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William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025
Upon entry, a foyer with an inlaid stone floor opens into a formal sitting area and a stair hall with an elevator.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 29 July 2025
The crowd packed an auditorium at UT-Arlington Monday night, overflowing into the foyer as attendees of a congressional redistricting hearing waited for their two minutes to speak.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2025
Here, guests are ushered into a grand foyer that soars to the second floor.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 27 July 2025
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William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025
Upon entry, a foyer with an inlaid stone floor opens into a formal sitting area and a stair hall with an elevator.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 29 July 2025
The crowd packed an auditorium at UT-Arlington Monday night, overflowing into the foyer as attendees of a congressional redistricting hearing waited for their two minutes to speak.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2025
Here, guests are ushered into a grand foyer that soars to the second floor.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foyer
Noun
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Glenn Ligon’s 2007 neon work Give Us a Poem will appear in the lobby; Houston Conwill’s The Joyful Mysteries, 1984, will occupy the second floor.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
6 Aug. 2025
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The gun then killed LePatner, an executive at the big financial firm Blackstone, who was in the lobby at 6:30 likely heading home to her own husband, teen daughter and seventh grader son.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The black aluminum frame is a lesson in sleek design that’s perfect for a minimalist bedroom or a narrow hallway.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
15 Aug. 2025
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Body camera video released a year ago shows police officers moving through the hallways of Robb Elementary School, as well as audio from a frantic 911 call made by teachers inside the building.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Foyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foyer. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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