as in foyer
the entrance room of a building a small entryway to receive visitors

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Recent Examples of entryway Videos shared on social media by the news agency of the Philippine government showed chaos at the airport, and a black SUV crashed into the entryway of the terminal. Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 4 May 2025 Sheriff Brandon Long of Stone County, which borders Calico Rock, said in a Facebook post that Hardin escaped through a secure entryway wearing a fake Department of Corrections uniform. Michael Loria, USA Today, 27 May 2025 Create Routine Zones Similar to how an entryway drop zone can help keep your essentials - keys, glasses, phone - easy to find and grab, daily routine zones make mornings a little smoother. Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2025 This runner rug designed by Joanna Gaines is ideal for a bedside or entryway. Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for entryway
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Noun
  • It is located off the front entry foyer, which also provides direct access to a powder room.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025
  • In Lake Forest, Thuney’s new house has four full bathrooms, two half baths, a grand two-story foyer, an open floor plan, limestone floors, a family room with a fireplace and a kitchen with stainless steel appliances, a wet bar and an island with a breakfast bar.
    Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 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
  • That door, as the videos show, was just a few feet from the main entrance to the judge's courtroom and led to the same public hallway.
    James Hill, ABC News, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • As first reported by Politico Thursday, Housing for All, a super PAC funded by one of the city’s largest landlord lobbies, is plunking down $2.5 million on airing ads boosting Cuomo’s run.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
  • This summer, thanks to a free exhibit headed for the lobby of the Brooklyn Public Library (Central Branch), New Yorkers can enjoy the Moomins in person.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025

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

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