anteroom

Definition of anteroomnext
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 Under a crystal chandelier in a high-ceilinged anteroom in Paris, the moderator of Intelligence Rising is reprimanding his players. Billy Perrigo, Time, 27 Aug. 2025 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 His own dwelling is modest, and—characteristic of old Russian manners—entered through an anteroom in which maids see to their needlework. Eugène-Melchior De Vogüé, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for anteroom
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Noun
  • Massages can be organized in an antechamber off the pool.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The doors open up to an antechamber set with chairs and benches.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • There are 12 treatment rooms, each named after a flower, and in addition to men’s and women’s lounges, an indoor pool with a view to nature.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
  • Below, L’Oréal Paris teams moved through a beauty studio buildout with a massive photo opp overlooking the ocean, while on the beach, crews create a pop-up Air France lounge.
    Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • An elevator ascends from the entrance vestibule to the main level, where an open living room flows into a dining area with a separate seating nook and fireplace.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 May 2026
  • The Riviera room is the film’s vestibule.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, photographs of crew members while still on the ship show many of them hanging around together in a hallway while waiting to be interviewed by health authorities, covering their mouths and noses with only flimsy masks.
    Zeynep Tufekci, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
  • Signs in the hallways encourage residents to keep their windows closed to keep cool air inside.
    Kristina Rex, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • Doctors were seeing patients in a waiting room with only a few cots.
    Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
  • Scott recalled sitting in the waiting room and spotting a producer from the earlier film nearby, prompting him to try to avoid being recognized.
    Kennedy French, Variety, 2 May 2026

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