greenroom
noun
green·room
ˈgrēn-ˌrüm 
-ˌru̇m
: a room (as in a theater or studio) where performers can relax before or after appearances
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Then the joke rounds yet another corner: Wood turns serious again, recalling how sincerely Deon thanked him in the greenroom, shaking his hand firmly and looking him right in the eye.
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Ismail Muhammad, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
General admission cost $2,500, and some sponsors paid $1 million for access to the greenroom on the ground floor tucked behind the stage in the main ballroom.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
As the set came down and the cameras turned off for the final time on Friday, Dec. 20, Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Natalie Morales, Jerry O’Connell and Sheryl Underwood gathered in the greenroom to reflect on their time on the talk show with PEOPLE.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
At five minutes to broadcast—to the second—Oprah bursts from her greenroom, briskly crosses the dark of the wing, and walks onstage to greet and warm up her audience, seated in the round.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
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Ismail Muhammad, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
General admission cost $2,500, and some sponsors paid $1 million for access to the greenroom on the ground floor tucked behind the stage in the main ballroom.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
As the set came down and the cameras turned off for the final time on Friday, Dec. 20, Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Natalie Morales, Jerry O’Connell and Sheryl Underwood gathered in the greenroom to reflect on their time on the talk show with PEOPLE.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
At five minutes to broadcast—to the second—Oprah bursts from her greenroom, briskly crosses the dark of the wing, and walks onstage to greet and warm up her audience, seated in the round.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Greenroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greenroom. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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