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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
Trump delivered his address from the doorway of the East Room, with the grand foyer in the background, the same place former President Obama delivered his address to the nation announcing the killing of Osama Bin Laden.
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Brett Samuels, The Hill, 22 June 2025
Past the foyer, a dual-sided fireplace separates the dining and living areas of the great room, where guests can soak in views of the incredible natural landscape.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 16 June 2025
With an in-suite elevator, a private entrance, high ceilings and a foyer home to 100-year-old olive trees, this duplex four-bedroom penthouse is fit for royalty and celebrities, like Beyoncé and Jay-Z, who stayed here during the hotel’s grand opening.
—Natasha Amar, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
The apartment has some classic prewar features, including parquet floors, arched doorways, and ample storage, with a coat closet in the foyer and big custom closets off each bedroom.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 17 June 2025
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Brett Samuels, The Hill, 22 June 2025
Past the foyer, a dual-sided fireplace separates the dining and living areas of the great room, where guests can soak in views of the incredible natural landscape.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 16 June 2025
With an in-suite elevator, a private entrance, high ceilings and a foyer home to 100-year-old olive trees, this duplex four-bedroom penthouse is fit for royalty and celebrities, like Beyoncé and Jay-Z, who stayed here during the hotel’s grand opening.
—Natasha Amar, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
The apartment has some classic prewar features, including parquet floors, arched doorways, and ample storage, with a coat closet in the foyer and big custom closets off each bedroom.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foyer
Noun
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But there is something sweetly comical about strangers passing each other in the lobby wearing flowered robes and rubber sandals, eyes politely averted.—
Rebecca Chace
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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Live music across the property, dance classes teaching the steps to salsa and bomba y plena, domino tournaments, a vintage photo booth in the lobby and so much more await travelers.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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That’s important, since walking through the hallways from testing room to testing room can feel a little like being in an Aaron Sorkin show.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
10 July 2025
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Officers surrounded Lindsey, with some cops on the stairwell and others in a hallway on the other side of the door, according to a civil complaint.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 July 2025
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“Foyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foyer. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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