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as in foyers
a centrally located room in a building that serves as a gathering or waiting area or as a passageway into the interior
our tour group met downstairs in the lobby of the hotel before going out to dinner
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as in hallways
the entrance room of a building
the ticket booth is located in the theater's outer lobby
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Recent Examples of lobbies
Items such as suits, ties, shoes and other business accessories can be dropped off in the lobbies of River Hill and Glenelg high schools.
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Susan Soldavin, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
If there are still slots available day of, travelers can register at the Tourist Service Centers in the arrival lobbies of Terminals 1 and 2.
—Ashlea Halpern, AFAR Media, 17 Dec. 2024
The site also falls within the bounds of a special tax district the city has proposed to finance a potential Major League Soccer stadium as the city lobbies for a franchise.
—Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2024
Public distrust of government, amplified by industry lobbies, fuels resistance to policies like health taxes.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Everyone gets better, so lobbies get sweatier.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Here are some of the city's best hotel lobbies that are decked out for the season.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
If the building's laundry rooms, lobbies, and even vacant units don't have their own meters, the landlord can include their utility costs.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
Come December, hotel lobbies are illuminated, palm trees shimmer, and restaurants roll out seasonal specialties.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2024
Susan Soldavin, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
If there are still slots available day of, travelers can register at the Tourist Service Centers in the arrival lobbies of Terminals 1 and 2.
—Ashlea Halpern, AFAR Media, 17 Dec. 2024
The site also falls within the bounds of a special tax district the city has proposed to finance a potential Major League Soccer stadium as the city lobbies for a franchise.
—Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2024
Public distrust of government, amplified by industry lobbies, fuels resistance to policies like health taxes.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Everyone gets better, so lobbies get sweatier.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Here are some of the city's best hotel lobbies that are decked out for the season.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
If the building's laundry rooms, lobbies, and even vacant units don't have their own meters, the landlord can include their utility costs.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
Come December, hotel lobbies are illuminated, palm trees shimmer, and restaurants roll out seasonal specialties.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lobbies
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This becomes clear long before visitors get close to the venue as its entrance is flanked by a trio of animatronic reindeer singing Christmas carols which echo around the nearby hallways.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Teacher assistants, in contrast, monitor hallways and review student identification cards.Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
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Word quickly got out that Michigan Central itself was such a magnificent source of Motor City pride that the rich, powerful and famous came to walk its hallowed halls.Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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Furthering the sense of dislocation, the crew often shifted halls around during the day, so that the actors would sometimes get lost and have to call out for help.Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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River corridors can provide safe passage between them, but most of them, save for a trickle in the San Pedro, farther east, have essentially dried up.Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Spanning 47,000 square feet, each building has been individually renovated and is interconnected by a spider’s web of corridors, stairs and lifts.Heather Farmbrough, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Lobbies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lobbies. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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