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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
It is located off the front entry foyer, which also provides direct access to a powder room.
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James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025
In Lake Forest, Thuney’s new house has four full bathrooms, two half baths, a grand two-story foyer, an open floor plan, limestone floors, a family room with a fireplace and a kitchen with stainless steel appliances, a wet bar and an island with a breakfast bar.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
Assess your ceiling height in open spaces like foyers or hallways, and measure the clearance between your table, kitchen island, countertops, and ceiling to determine the best dimensions for your fixture.
—Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2025
Off the foyer are both a formal living room and a more casual family room, both with wood-burning fireplaces.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 May 2025
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James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025
In Lake Forest, Thuney’s new house has four full bathrooms, two half baths, a grand two-story foyer, an open floor plan, limestone floors, a family room with a fireplace and a kitchen with stainless steel appliances, a wet bar and an island with a breakfast bar.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
Assess your ceiling height in open spaces like foyers or hallways, and measure the clearance between your table, kitchen island, countertops, and ceiling to determine the best dimensions for your fixture.
—Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2025
Off the foyer are both a formal living room and a more casual family room, both with wood-burning fireplaces.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foyer
Noun
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Florida’s largest grocery store chain posted signs outside and the lobby to hammer home that point.—
Cordell Jones,
Miami Herald,
21 June 2025
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Hobart The lobby of the Hobart Police Station, 705 E. 4th St., will be open.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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In the central portion of the chateau, beneath the stately portraits hung on the walls, mostly empty hospital cots filled the hallways.—
Amy Sohn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
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That's the small mercy serious songs offer: not false hope, but a candle in the hallway, proof that someone else stayed up too.—
Philip Martin,
Arkansas Online,
26 June 2025
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“Foyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foyer. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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