as in foyer
the entrance room of a building please leave your wet boots in the vestibule

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Recent Examples of vestibule The Mondrian from the family’s vestibule is expected to be the auction’s top lot with a high estimate that is expected to top the $51 million record for a similar painting set in 2022. Zachary Small, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025 The goal was to make the court a destination rather than a vestibule. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 Jan. 2025 The vestibules are also designed to be reinforced with hiking poles during particularly rough, windy conditions. New Atlas, 23 Apr. 2025 In the elevator vestibule, a set of circa 1740 botanical prints by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann hangs on walls covered in a Fabricut wool. David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vestibule
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Noun
  • Susannah Holmberg Studios For the foyer of a Chicago carriage house, Susannah Holmberg Studios used wallpaper, art, and color to create a layered entryway.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2025
  • Published on May 26, 2025 Gavin Cater Photo : Brandon Stanley Photo : Gavin Cater The foyer and staircase.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 May 2025
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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
  • 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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  • The cops spoke with hotel employees in the lobby, then visited Griner’s room and saw the note, which was taped to a door in the room, video shows.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 27 May 2025
  • As things exist now, developers hold vacant properties for years, and lobby city hall for financial incentives and tax breaks.
    Daniel Brennan, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2025

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“Vestibule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vestibule. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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