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as in lobby
a centrally located room in a building that serves as a gathering or waiting area or as a passageway into the interior
theatergoers crowded the foyer during the play's intermission
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Recent Examples of foyer
Stairs with an original wood banister rise to the second level, and adjacent to the foyer is a parlor.
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Angela Serratore, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Always On, Always Working Is No Longer The Norm
Gen Z isn’t looking for ball pits in the foyer, beer on tap on the rooftop deck, or cereal bars in the break room.
—Colleen Batchelder, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
The library just off the foyer serves as a board room.
—Laura Kinsler, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2025
Susannah Holmberg Studios For the foyer of a Chicago carriage house, Susannah Holmberg Studios used wallpaper, art, and color to create a layered entryway.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2025
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Angela Serratore, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Always On, Always Working Is No Longer The Norm
Gen Z isn’t looking for ball pits in the foyer, beer on tap on the rooftop deck, or cereal bars in the break room.
—Colleen Batchelder, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
The library just off the foyer serves as a board room.
—Laura Kinsler, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2025
Susannah Holmberg Studios For the foyer of a Chicago carriage house, Susannah Holmberg Studios used wallpaper, art, and color to create a layered entryway.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foyer
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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
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After a brisk walk through busy city streets, my arrival at the building's lobby was a welcome respite.—
Chris Perugini,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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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
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Sam went through the Goldilocks assessment, trying on each shoe and running up and down the hallway.—
Lisa Jhung,
Outside Online,
2 June 2025
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“Foyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foyer. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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