antechamber

as in anteroom
formal a room placed before and leading into a chief apartment and serving as a waiting area

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Recent Examples of antechamber Deliveries are made in a tented antechamber in the parking lot, so no outsiders enter the kitchen. Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2020 In the antechamber to the main gallery, a pair of curiosity cabinets — a convention popular in the salons of wealthy Victorians to display the sparkly plunder brought home from the colonies — stand side by side, one by Gardner, and the other by Saar. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Feb. 2023 Orwell’s antechamber will have gone. Tom Moon, Forbes, 7 May 2021 Two guides appear, likewise cleansed of earthly cares, and lead me into a broad antechamber that could be part of a very, very clean senatorial Roman bath. Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for antechamber 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antechamber
Noun
  • Matty plotted to get herself alone with Olympia’s phone in a courthouse anteroom, but the client liked Matty’s vibe and asked her to sit next to her in court.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The first space a visitor to Alchemist enters is an anteroom that establishes the theme of the evening, as conceived by Munk.
    Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • The heart of the social areas is a Southeast-facing lounge with integrated millwork, designer lighting, and custom wispy white drapery.
    Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The first floor contains the kitchen, bathroom, and lounge area, while the upstairs is the bedroom and balcony.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The vending machine will be in the southeast vestibule of Pat Walker Health Center, but an installation date is TBD because of some extra electrical work that will need to be done, university spokesperson John Thomas told Axios.
    Alex Golden, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Beyond the intimate vestibule entrance, 22-foot ceilings soar over a massive great room that spills out onto a covered patio and a swimming pool with mesmerizing mountain vistas.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Taylor was in the hallway at the time of the shootout.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Combs’ homes were raided in March, and in May, CNN obtained and published the harrowing hotel surveillance video showing Combs throwing, kicking, stomping, and dragging Ventura in the hallway of the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles.
    Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Robert and Catherine take turns trading places between the ICU, the waiting room, and the hospital entrance, where people go to take phone calls and smoke and scream.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
  • In the waiting room is a gruff Rino, whom Lenù hasn’t seen in ages.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2024

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“Antechamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antechamber. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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