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as in foyer
a centrally located room in a building that serves as a gathering or waiting area or as a passageway into the interior
our tour group met downstairs in the lobby of the hotel before going out to dinner
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Recent Examples of lobby
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.
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
May 30 in reference to two young girls in the lobby, according to a news release from the Kane County state’s attorney’s office and the Elgin Police Department.
—Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
Garcia watched surveillance video of this encounter, which showed Diddy attacking Cassie in an elevator lobby.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 3 June 2025
The lobby groups already sued New York themselves and lost in a federal appeals court.
—ArsTechnica, 30 May 2025
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
May 30 in reference to two young girls in the lobby, according to a news release from the Kane County state’s attorney’s office and the Elgin Police Department.
—Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
Garcia watched surveillance video of this encounter, which showed Diddy attacking Cassie in an elevator lobby.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 3 June 2025
The lobby groups already sued New York themselves and lost in a federal appeals court.
—ArsTechnica, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lobby
Noun
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It is located off the front entry foyer, which also provides direct access to a powder room.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
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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
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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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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
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Particularly cunning or politically convenient women have infrequently maneuvered into the halls of power, but these female monarchs have served mostly as short detours during times when a male crown prince was either too young or too weak to stand on his own.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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His songs lifted countless lives and his legacy will forever echo in the halls of gospel music.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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“Lobby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lobby. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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