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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
ViceVersa, now in residency through May in the hotel lobby, is awash in luminescent ambers and leather tones, with acclaimed barkeep Valentino Longo pouring digestivos, bubbly spritzes, and Italian wines.
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Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
When June Gloom or a morning mist sets in, fireplaces in the lobby—and many rooms—bring cheer and warmth.
—Tim Chester, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2026
If the people who make headlines during the annual NFL Scouting Combine are found lingering in the hotel lobbies and coffee shops of Indianapolis to swap hunches and tidbits, the NFL Draft’s most quintessential personnel can be a little tougher to spot.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Brooks Jarosz, a senior information officer for the Sheriff’s Office, said anyone from the public can enter the jail’s lobby, which is open 24 hours a day, and that a list of inmates scheduled for release is posted for public viewing.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
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Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
When June Gloom or a morning mist sets in, fireplaces in the lobby—and many rooms—bring cheer and warmth.
—Tim Chester, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2026
If the people who make headlines during the annual NFL Scouting Combine are found lingering in the hotel lobbies and coffee shops of Indianapolis to swap hunches and tidbits, the NFL Draft’s most quintessential personnel can be a little tougher to spot.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Brooks Jarosz, a senior information officer for the Sheriff’s Office, said anyone from the public can enter the jail’s lobby, which is open 24 hours a day, and that a list of inmates scheduled for release is posted for public viewing.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lobby
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Sometimes this leads to more experimental installations, like Patrick Marold building a circular forest of 40-foot-tall pines in the main gallery, or Sue Oehme stringing up hundreds of rainbow monotypes in the foyer.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
9 Mar. 2026
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Inside the house, the foyer boasts a 31-foot copper dome ceiling with a sweeping oak staircase below — accented in copper to match.—
Julianna Duennes Russ,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Mar. 2026
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Video of that incident shows Peters grabbing the other woman and shoving her into the center of a hallway.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2026
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With no room left in the courtroom, others were left in the hallway.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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From late-night talk shows to the halls of power, there was more than a bit of celebration, and some actually reasonable schadenfreude.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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But throughout the town hall, the issue of speed limits found its way into various questions and answers.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Lobby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lobby. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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