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 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 Matty plotted to get herself alone with Olympia’s phone in a courthouse anteroom, but the client liked Matty’s vibe and asked her to sit next to her in court. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 24 Oct. 2024 The first space a visitor to Alchemist enters is an anteroom that establishes the theme of the evening, as conceived by Munk. Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024 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
  • The doors open up to an antechamber set with chairs and benches.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The energy in the room was part D.M.V., part papal antechamber.
    Eric Lach, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Those with Polaris standard or flexible tickets may access both United Club and United Polaris lounges.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
  • In an adjacent room is a lounge space with emerald panels, oak bookshelves and velvet couches.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Soon after, Duverne tried to set fire to an emergency light in an elevator vestibule, Lalaind added.
    Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
  • As Wilson reached the store's vestibule, the woman came into view of the camera.
    Logan Smith, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Yet key dramatic moments—a shooting, the robbers’ realization that the bank vault is empty—occurred in a hallway invisible to the audience, described secondhand.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
  • More than two dozen protesters lined the inside and hallway outside of Little’s office for hours, holding transgender rights signs and singing songs that could be heard throughout the Statehouse.
    Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Kathrin has claimed to have met Gaston in the waiting room of a doctor’s office in 2004.
    Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
  • In fact, she was even accompanied to the waiting room by a nurse.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026

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