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as in lobby
a centrally located room in a building that serves as a gathering or waiting area or as a passageway into the interior theatergoers crowded the foyer during the play's intermission

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as in hallway
the entrance room of a building leave your muddy boots in the foyer and come into the house

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Recent Examples of foyer Upon entering, you’re greeted with an oversized foyer with light oak walls. Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Photo : William Myers for Sotheby’s International Realty The entry foyer. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024 The entry foyer leads to a hall lined with shelves that goes to the sunken living room or, down a carpeted hall lined with mirrors, to a bedroom and office. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024 Beyond the foyer, a living room has backyard access, oversized windows, and a metallic floor-to-ceiling fireplace. Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for foyer 

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“Foyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foyer. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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