antechamber

as in anteroom
formal a room placed before and leading into a chief apartment and serving as a waiting area

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Recent Examples of antechamber Those who did not fit inside the council chambers watched the meeting livestream in the antechamber. Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024 For the occasion, the Shed’s Griffin Theater greets guests with an antechamber cast in sepulchral light and hung with wall size images from Sakamoto’s life. Max Lakin, New York Times, 25 June 2023 Deliveries are made in a tented antechamber in the parking lot, so no outsiders enter the kitchen. Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2020 In the antechamber to the main gallery, a pair of curiosity cabinets — a convention popular in the salons of wealthy Victorians to display the sparkly plunder brought home from the colonies — stand side by side, one by Gardner, and the other by Saar. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Feb. 2023 See All Example Sentences for antechamber
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antechamber
Noun
  • Among the several measures is the creation of a 6,200-square-meter anteroom, or a large plaza on Placa Gaudi in front of the basilica.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Photo : Concierge Auctions To the right of the foyer are wide steps leading down into an anteroom and the elegant fireside living room beyond.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Every restaurant and bar, including the gorgeous lobby lounge, at The Ritz-Carlton, Fukuoka comes with a remarkable view of the city or harbor.
    Terry Elward, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
  • That allows for plenty of indoor space, along with a resort-style courtyard and numerous other outdoor lounge areas.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 June 2025
Noun
  • The designation protects parts of the lower level facing Madison Avenue, as well as the first-floor lobby, coat check, vestibules and the main stairwell from the lower level through the fifth floor.
    Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 20 May 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Hotel security-camera footage from 2016 published by CNN last year—and used as evidence in the trial—showed Combs chasing Ventura down a hallway, throwing her to the ground, kicking her, and pulling her by her sweatshirt.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 3 June 2025
  • Sam went through the Goldilocks assessment, trying on each shoe and running up and down the hallway.
    Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • The Oogie Boogie online ticket window waiting room will open at approximately 8:45 a.m. with sales starting no earlier than 9 a.m. each day.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 11 June 2025
  • Then, at 11:00 a.m. ET, everyone in the waiting room will be randomly assigned a place in the purchase queue.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025

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“Antechamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antechamber. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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