standing room
noun
: space for standing
especially
: accommodation available for spectators or passengers after all seats are filled
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Tickets were still available as of Friday, Jan. 30, including standing room general admission and mezzanine seats.
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Lauren Chapman, Sacbee.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Council chambers were standing room only throughout the evening.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Reserved seating is full, though open seating and standing room will be available first-come, first-served.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
That accessibility included standing room on a new high-line structure.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2026
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Lauren Chapman, Sacbee.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Council chambers were standing room only throughout the evening.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Reserved seating is full, though open seating and standing room will be available first-come, first-served.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
That accessibility included standing room on a new high-line structure.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2026
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“Standing room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standing%20room. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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