reception area
noun
: a large open area inside and near the entrance of a public building (such as a hotel or theater) : lobby
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Materials like work bricks and tools were piled up in the reception area of the house and lime and plaster used to make walls was found.
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Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2024
The medical center is slated to include exam rooms, a surgery area, recovery rooms, dental treatment rooms, doctor offices and a reception area, along with a place for the Animal Safehouse program, which started 27 years ago to take care of the pets of domestic violence survivors.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
Spanning the length of three buildings, the home sports several communal spaces, including a generously sized reception area that doubles as a formal dining room.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2024
As performances concluded, guests were ushered to the reception area, where they were greeted by white peonies and cherry blossoms adorning tabletops.
—Maia Torres, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2024
Forty or so people, most of them Black or Latino, gathered in the reception area of the Bronx Defenders office.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
Still, a few determined fans (or just looky-loos?) found a way to peer over the wall surrounding the reception area.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 5 Jan. 2024
In Eagle Pass, Tex., Border Patrol agents have had to set up a sprawling outdoor reception area to manage the thousands of migrants arriving daily by wading across the Rio Grande.
—Nick Miroff, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
At a makeshift reception area, rugs and pillows are arranged on the floor with cuddly toys for children, as well as water bottles and magazines.
—Anna Schecter, NBC News, 24 Nov. 2023
Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2024
The medical center is slated to include exam rooms, a surgery area, recovery rooms, dental treatment rooms, doctor offices and a reception area, along with a place for the Animal Safehouse program, which started 27 years ago to take care of the pets of domestic violence survivors.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
Spanning the length of three buildings, the home sports several communal spaces, including a generously sized reception area that doubles as a formal dining room.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2024
As performances concluded, guests were ushered to the reception area, where they were greeted by white peonies and cherry blossoms adorning tabletops.
—Maia Torres, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2024
Forty or so people, most of them Black or Latino, gathered in the reception area of the Bronx Defenders office.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
Still, a few determined fans (or just looky-loos?) found a way to peer over the wall surrounding the reception area.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 5 Jan. 2024
In Eagle Pass, Tex., Border Patrol agents have had to set up a sprawling outdoor reception area to manage the thousands of migrants arriving daily by wading across the Rio Grande.
—Nick Miroff, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
At a makeshift reception area, rugs and pillows are arranged on the floor with cuddly toys for children, as well as water bottles and magazines.
—Anna Schecter, NBC News, 24 Nov. 2023
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