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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
Instead, its discreet entrance beckons you into a foyer alight with more than a dozen dangling glass lamps crafted by Barovier & Toso of Murano, and a sketch-like portrait of the actress Monica Vitti by the Franco-Chinese painter Yan Pei-Ming.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
The idea is far-fetched in a state where Republicans are so dominant, but when church ended, the lines for signatures crept up the aisles and jammed the floral-scented foyer.
—Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
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.
—C.c. Weiss
may 28, New Atlas, 28 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
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
The idea is far-fetched in a state where Republicans are so dominant, but when church ended, the lines for signatures crept up the aisles and jammed the floral-scented foyer.
—Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
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.
—C.c. Weiss
may 28, New Atlas, 28 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foyer
Noun
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The lobby is filled with well-to-do patrons, and seeing children in tow is not unusual.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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American Airlines built a coach lounge with black-and-white geometric carpet and red upholstered seating that anyone might mistake for a hotel lobby.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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Beyond that there are long hallways with white tile floors and white walls that lead to rooms full of loud machines taking in, transforming and distributing large amounts of electricity throughout the building.—
David Wade,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Harold messaged the landlord’s son, asking for security footage of the hallway to see if anything suspicious might turn up.—
Olivia Bensimon,
Curbed,
17 June 2026
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“Foyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foyer. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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