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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In the lavish reception area, more than a dozen people have been waiting for nearly two hours for Donald Trump to emerge.
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Sam Jacobs, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
The reception area has been moved to a more secluded space, offering an exclusive atmosphere from the moment guests arrive.
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
The reception area was walled with Despont’s immense paintings of imagined planets and seemed designed to be grand and imposing.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 July 2024
Generally, le rez-de-chaussée (the ground floor/reception area of a building) has an area for mail and an elevator (or staircase) and that’s about it.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 14 Oct. 2024
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Sam Jacobs, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
The reception area has been moved to a more secluded space, offering an exclusive atmosphere from the moment guests arrive.
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
The reception area was walled with Despont’s immense paintings of imagined planets and seemed designed to be grand and imposing.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 July 2024
Generally, le rez-de-chaussée (the ground floor/reception area of a building) has an area for mail and an elevator (or staircase) and that’s about it.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Reception area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reception%20area. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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