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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Photo : Pierre Galant The kitchen is adjacent to a cozy lounge area warmed by a copper-hooded fireplace.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
3 Apr. 2025
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Although the campus dates back to 1999, the company completed a major renovation in 2022 with a 645,000 square foot building that houses 2,000 employees complete with recreational and dining facilities and an employee lounge area that reminds me of a luxury hotel lobby.—
Larry Magid,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Stadium Upgrades While the first Gladiator never required a full entry to the emperor’s box, for the second movie the team built an elaborate grand staircase leading to a vestibule, along with an exterior.—
Ryan Gajewski,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Jan. 2025
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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
Noun
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Connected to the main dining area is a long hallway leading to the bar.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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The first incident happened in November, according to the lawsuit, when the boy wore the T-shirt beneath a flannel shirt in a hallway before class had started.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Susan Anderson, age 52, sits in the corner of a sunlit waiting room at a dermatology clinic in Nigeria's capital, Abuja.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2025
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Across the street on a balmy February evening, DoorDash driver Jefferson entered a spare, windowless waiting room to pick up an order.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Anteroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anteroom. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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