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as in foyer
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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Recent Examples of lobby
Food and Drink Colony Club’s main all-day restaurant, Laguna, blends well with the resort's lush grounds thanks to open-air seating just beyond the lobby.
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Kate Van Dyke, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Afterward, head to the hotel's clubby lobby, find a sofa or an armchair to sit in and call home to check on the family.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2025
All six of the theater’s lobby monitors were destroyed, broken glass was discovered in the West Lobby door and food products were thrown across counters and floors.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
But that hasn’t stopped the cattle lobby from fuming.
—Colin Meyn, The Hill, 24 Oct. 2025
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Kate Van Dyke, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Afterward, head to the hotel's clubby lobby, find a sofa or an armchair to sit in and call home to check on the family.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2025
All six of the theater’s lobby monitors were destroyed, broken glass was discovered in the West Lobby door and food products were thrown across counters and floors.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
But that hasn’t stopped the cattle lobby from fuming.
—Colin Meyn, The Hill, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lobby
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Habanero Cafe features attentive servers who take your order at your table, but payment happens at the counter in the front foyer.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2025
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Spanning two stories, the primary dwelling is introduced via a soaring entry foyer displaying large windows and a massive matchstick chandelier.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
17 Oct. 2025
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During a soft lockdown, the school’s teachers are asked to check the hallways for staff and students before locking doors and windows.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Patients still receive care in hallways and wait hours or even days to be admitted.—
Dr. Bryce Pulliam,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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Six months after a high-profile arrest and indictment of a judge at the Milwaukee County Courthouse complex, the county's chief judge has yet to issue a formal policy about what leeway federal immigration agents have to operate in the county's halls of justice.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Fans still leave baseballs at the tombstone of New York Yankees hall of famer Joe DiMaggio at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, more than 25 years after his death.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Lobby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lobby. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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