as in antechamber
a small room that is connected to a larger room and used as a place for people to wait before going into the larger room
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Recent Examples of anteroom
The soldier drinking tea on a makeshift seat in the anteroom of a Ukrainian Railways train car could only watch so many unsuccessful attempts to latch the door between carriages, whatever the language barrier.
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Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 June 2024
Alvaro Rojas-Peña, the co-director of the lab, led me into an anteroom that adjoined an operating suite.
—Clayton Dalton, The New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2024
In the main building, a young monk from Syria named Seraphim escorted us into an anteroom with a magnificent view over the sea.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
After Kennedy was taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital, MacNeil managed to commandeer one of two pay phones in an anteroom and fed NBC anchormen Chet Huntley and David Brinkley updates all day.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
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Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 June 2024
Alvaro Rojas-Peña, the co-director of the lab, led me into an anteroom that adjoined an operating suite.
—Clayton Dalton, The New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2024
In the main building, a young monk from Syria named Seraphim escorted us into an anteroom with a magnificent view over the sea.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
After Kennedy was taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital, MacNeil managed to commandeer one of two pay phones in an anteroom and fed NBC anchormen Chet Huntley and David Brinkley updates all day.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anteroom
Noun
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But for the sake of social history, Miss Manners will try: Boudoir: a bedroom, or antechamber to one, where a lady receives her intimates.—
Jacobina Martin,
Washington Post,
26 Feb. 2024
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The larynx functions like an antechamber to the windpipe, or trachea, with a flap of tissue called the epiglottis keeping food and drink from falling down the windpipe.—
Kate Golembiewski,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2024
Noun
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Both the Schengen and non-Schengen zones host KLM lounges, but the non-Schengen Crown Lounge 52 is the standout.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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The former StorageTek campus property will feature over 330,000 square feet of office building space, along with a 20,000-square-foot amenity center offering a gym, yoga areas, lounge and conference center, according to the Redtail Ridge project website.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
The Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Inside, a small vestibule is followed by a larger foyer with a staircase to the second floor.—
Angela Serratore,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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The elevator landing opens into an entry vestibule with an inlaid stone floor.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The first responders then fanned out through the sprawling four-bedroom home, meticulously checking bedrooms, hallways, bathrooms and closets for other people or signs of foul play, Moya said.—
Rick Jervis,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
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The final shot in this 'recovered footage' invites you to peer down a long hallway as the cat makes worried noises, seemingly sensing the presence of a Xenomorph.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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But the result of this means that this final batch of episodes feels pretty much like one long waiting room until the final bonfires.—
Charlotte Walsh,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2025
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This was a change from the crowded waiting room she was used to in the days before Dr. Fenton began to charge an annual fee.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Anteroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anteroom. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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