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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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Before and during performances, dancers warm up in the foyer de la danse, a gilded room with dripping chandeliers at the back of the stage, where season ticket holders would court ballerinas a century ago.
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Elliott Verdier, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The railroad-style layout has the living room at the front, a walk-through kitchen directly off the tiny foyer, and a little bedroom in the back.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 21 Jan. 2025
On one side of the large foyer hung a multi-story print of the New Glenn rocket lit up on its launch pad.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2025
The primary suite, directly off the foyer is sunny and big enough for a king-size bed.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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Elliott Verdier, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The railroad-style layout has the living room at the front, a walk-through kitchen directly off the tiny foyer, and a little bedroom in the back.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 21 Jan. 2025
On one side of the large foyer hung a multi-story print of the New Glenn rocket lit up on its launch pad.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2025
The primary suite, directly off the foyer is sunny and big enough for a king-size bed.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Foyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foyer. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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