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 first space a visitor to Alchemist enters is an anteroom that establishes the theme of the evening, as conceived by Munk.
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Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
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.
—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
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Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anteroom
Noun
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The cardinals present will then pledge to the new pope, and he will be dressed in the Room of Tears, a small antechamber within the Sistine Chapel.—
Paolo Armelli,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
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Early rooms are usually the same and somewhat simple — hallways, bedrooms, and puzzle parlors — but the closer the player gets up the rungs of the grid toward the antechamber, the higher the rank of each room gets, with more complex options (and solutions) presenting themselves.—
Diego Argüello,
Rolling Stone,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In an upstairs players’ lounge, two of his team-mates are gathered around a dartboard, laughing.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Cocktails are served at six in the lounge, a great opportunity to mingle with the very interesting sorts a place like this attracts.—
Christopher Cameron,
Robb Report,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Among other items, the board will discuss: A bid for purchasing a roughly $27,000 secure entry vestibule to be installed at Alfred Fairfax Academy.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2025
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However, Public Safety officers closed the door linking the library and the vestibule, and handcuffs were used to secure it, according to the outlet.—
Tara Suter,
The Hill,
8 May 2025
Noun
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The immigration officers waited for hours in the hallways of the immigration court as the hearings took place, chit-chatting and cracking jokes among themselves.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
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The mountain of allegations exploded into public view months after Ventura’s suit when surveillance footage was leaked to CNN showing her being savagely beaten by Combs in a hallway at the Intercontinental Hotel in Los Angeles in March 2016.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
21 May 2025
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Alison and Matthew had to sit in the waiting room for what felt like an eternity.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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Eli eventually arrives, and Elliot sits with him in the waiting room and tries to reassure him that everything is going to be fine. ROCCO, IS THAT YOU?—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
8 May 2025
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“Anteroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anteroom. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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