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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
How to help Donations to help build the steeple foyer can be made to Valley Hope Foundation.
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2026
These can be used for extra storage in the dining room, living room, or foyer.
—Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 12 Jan. 2026
This is often in the foyer, front hall, or another entryway, like the mudroom.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2026
Don’t under-decorate the front entryway or foyer.
—Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 11 Jan. 2026
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2026
These can be used for extra storage in the dining room, living room, or foyer.
—Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 12 Jan. 2026
This is often in the foyer, front hall, or another entryway, like the mudroom.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2026
Don’t under-decorate the front entryway or foyer.
—Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 11 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foyer
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In the lobby-level Botaniq Cocktail Lab, mixologists serve artisanal cocktails inspired by herbs and plants native to the Azores.—
Gisela Williams,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 2026
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The resort began a three-year renovation in 2016, remodeling all of its rooms, lobby, and complex and building a new three-story spa and 4,600-square-foot standalone fitness facility, which opened in 2018.—
Lizbeth Scordo,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Jan. 2026
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The pictures also showed Madonna playing a drum while her children partied in the background; Stella and Estere giving the camera a moody look; Madonna and Akeem with their arms around each other; the three sisters striking a pose in a hallway; and a family photo with Madonna and her five kids.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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In the bowels of the arena on Tuesday, two workers were painting a hallway.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Foyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foyer. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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