Thesaurus results for LOBBIES

lobbies

noun

plural of lobby

as in foyers

a centrally located room in a building that serves as a gathering or waiting area or as a passageway into the interior our tour group met downstairs in the lobby of the hotel before going out to dinner

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as in hallways

the entrance room of a building the ticket booth is located in the theater's outer lobby

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Recent Examples of lobbies In the past five years, Disney has refreshed over 18,000 rooms and 10 hotel lobbies. —

Megan Dubois, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 Hochul also secured several notable reforms impacting the maddeningly high auto insurance rates in New York, besting one of the most potent lobbies in the Capitol, the trial lawyers. —

New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026 Blake Price, director of the Southern Shrimp Alliance, which lobbies on behalf of commercial shrimpers from North Carolina to Texas, says the industry was already limping before this year's fuel crisis hit. —

Drew Hawkins, NPR, 26 May 2026 All locations are pet-friendly and the lobbies often include workspaces for those catching up on emails on the go. —

Liz Knueven, CNBC, 25 May 2026 Pedestrian access will be from lobbies on Mission, Nevada and Seagaze Drive. —

Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026 The Boardwalk is where all of it comes together—stretching past beach entrances, arcades, saltwater taffy shops (the candy originated here in the 1880s), pizza counters, souvenir stores, and tram cars before leading directly into casino floors and hotel lobbies. —

Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026 The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, or PhRMA, which lobbies for the industry and patient access, recently claimed there was a staggering number of prescription denials. —

Joan Murray, Miami Herald, 22 May 2026 According to the Free Speech Coalition, which actively tracks and lobbies against age-verification laws in the United States, 26 states currently have laws in effect, while dozens of other pieces of legislation are either yet to be implemented or still in consideration. —

Drew Pittock, USA Today, 10 May 2026

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Noun

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