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
In the main building, a young monk from Syria named Seraphim escorted us into an anteroom with a magnificent view over the sea.
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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
That was just the right amount of space for a receptionist’s anteroom and a windowed office.
—Larry Buchanan, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2023
His own dwelling is modest, and—characteristic of old Russian manners—entered through an anteroom in which maids see to their needlework.
—Michelle Orange, Harper's Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
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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
That was just the right amount of space for a receptionist’s anteroom and a windowed office.
—Larry Buchanan, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2023
His own dwelling is modest, and—characteristic of old Russian manners—entered through an anteroom in which maids see to their needlework.
—Michelle Orange, Harper's Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anteroom
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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
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Cabin guests can access the lounge 24/7 with their key card, but a desk is staffed during working hours to assist with check-in, rentals, and the shuttle to the main lodge.Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2024
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Carnival has also carved out a cabin category just for families: Family Harbor sees spacious family cabins and suites clustered together, with access to an exclusive family lounge with games and snacks.Kerry Spencer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Dec. 2024
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The separate fly creates a roomy vestibule outside the doorway.New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2024
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Green also created the sounds and, often, the technology that underpinned talking vestibules and kiosks in public spaces across the country, including one at City Park near the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial.John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2024
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On his way to an appointment on Wednesday afternoon with Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., Hegseth passed in the hallway by fellow nominee, former congresswoman and Democrat-now-Republican Tulsi Gabbard.Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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While showing viewers around their sprawling primary bedroom, the couple pauses to unveil the three giant eyeballs installed in the hallway just outside the space.Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Then, in the waiting room, there were truly 10 other Gildas sat waiting to go in with big curly hair.Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2024
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Indeed, the waiting room at her clinic was packed on a Friday morning in September.Aria Bendix, NBC News, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Anteroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anteroom. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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