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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Future projects also include the zoo’s Education HIVE building, which would serve as a classroom and reception area for school field trips, and a security wall on the north side of the zoo. Lillian Ashworth, Oc Register, 18 July 2025 Hardwood flooring leads into a spacious reception area with gallery walls and a marble bar. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 30 June 2025 In the center’s reception area, tables were lined with lunch meat sandwiches, fruit, salads and water bottles for those who came to take at their leisure. Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 On the first floor of the center are a reception area, an exam room the size of a large closet, an incubator for baby birds, a waterfowl room with a little pool, and a high-tech machine that can test blood samples for the presence of lead. Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for reception area

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