foyers

plural of foyer
1
as in lobbies
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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as in hallways
the entrance room of a building leave your muddy boots in the foyer and come into the house

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Recent Examples of foyers All of the Regent’s 167 rooms and suites come standard with entry foyers and separate living areas. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2026 Too much architecture — too many foyers, signs, cafés, screens, glossy surfaces, bright colors, and walls — could ruin the raw, funky feel of the place. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Feb. 2026 The Barbican Centre in London will close for a year beginning in June 2028 as part of a five-year, £240 million ($320 million) renovation that will see major improvements to the arts hub’s foyers, terrace, and conservatory. News Desk, Artforum, 16 Dec. 2025 Accompanying the film screenings around the world, cinema foyers carried installations and themed message walls, and also offered dancefloors and gathering spaces for BTS fans to come together. Sara Merican, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025 Elsewhere, three private elevator foyers are each wrapped in Chanel jacket–inspired wallpaper. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
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Noun
  • But pressure from local religious lobbies stalled the process, local rights groups said.
    Monika Pronczuk, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • The lobbies are lousy with academic-chic décor like books bought by the yard, oil paintings of dead white men, and displays of university memorabilia.
    Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • Pyramiden, Svalbard ​​Cups remain on tables, newspaper clippings are still pinned to the walls, and skiing equipment is left in the hallways of the buildings at Pyramiden, a Russian coal mining settlement in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard.
    Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026
  • Lopez met with The Club’s HOA board to discuss safety concerns that homeowners said were caused by overcrowded units, such as a shaking elevator that dropped multiple floors and water leaking into hallways.
    Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026

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“Foyers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foyers. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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