as in foyer
the entrance room of a building please leave your wet boots in the vestibule

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Recent Examples of vestibule On April 7, 2019, Mr. Mejia arrived at his girlfriend’s apartment building on Bailey Avenue, splashed a flammable liquid on the floor of the vestibule and lit it on fire. Michael Wilson, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025 The Mondrian from the family’s vestibule is expected to be the auction’s top lot with a high estimate that is expected to top the $51 million record for a similar painting set in 2022. Zachary Small, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025 The goal was to make the court a destination rather than a vestibule. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 Jan. 2025 The vestibules are also designed to be reinforced with hiking poles during particularly rough, windy conditions. New Atlas, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vestibule
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Noun
  • It is located off the front entry foyer, which also provides direct access to a powder room.
    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
Noun
  • Hotel security-camera footage from 2016 published by CNN last year—and used as evidence in the trial—showed Combs chasing Ventura down a hallway, throwing her to the ground, kicking her, and pulling her by her sweatshirt.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 3 June 2025
  • That door, as the videos show, was just a few feet from the main entrance to the judge's courtroom and led to the same public hallway.
    James Hill, ABC News, 2 June 2025
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  • As first reported by Politico Thursday, Housing for All, a super PAC funded by one of the city’s largest landlord lobbies, is plunking down $2.5 million on airing ads boosting Cuomo’s run.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
  • This summer, thanks to a free exhibit headed for the lobby of the Brooklyn Public Library (Central Branch), New Yorkers can enjoy the Moomins in person.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025

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“Vestibule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vestibule. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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