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as in lobbies
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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as in hallways
the entrance room of a building
leave your muddy boots in the foyer and come into the house
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Noun
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Moving people up and down this vertical city requires 59 elevators, including five double-deck elevators capable of traveling, along with multiple escalators and sky lobbies.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025 -
The town has long been home to some of the world’s most remarkable ski resorts, each seemingly outdoing the last with grander lobbies, better views, and ever-more attentive service.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Earlier this year, Hegseth insisted that reporters shouldn't be allowed to walk through certain hallways without an escort, even if the spaces themselves are unclassified.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
19 Sep. 2025
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To make do, the shelter has been forced to split kennels in half; house dogs in police holding kennels; and place kennels everywhere from the shelter's hallways to its X-ray room, Hartlund said.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Foyers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foyers. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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