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Definition of roomnext
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as in space
an extent or area available for or used up by some activity or thing I need more room to do a cartwheel they made room for him on the bench

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as in chamber
an area within a building that has been set apart from surrounding space by a wall finally had a room to himself when his older brother went off to college

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as in opportunity
a favorable combination of circumstances, time, and place there's still room for improvement

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verb

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Recent Examples of room
Noun
There are six accessible room types. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026 That win, and a repeat in the same $2 million Dubai race a year later in 2018, meant Summers no longer had to sleep in a tack room. Andrew Greif, NBC news, 17 May 2026
Verb
That leaves room for debate about what really happened. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026 Imagine going on the road and not being able to stay in the same place as your co-workers, but being forced to room with someone across town. Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for room
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Noun
  • Their latest study found that by 2029, air pollution from megaconstellation satellite launches — such as Starlink, Amazon Leo or Chinese projects Guowang and Quianfan — will account for more than 40 percent of all pollution generated by the space sector.
    Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 18 May 2026
  • Industry pros said the debacle shows how lenders in the space, such as investment banks and asset managers, now face a fundamental challenge in assessing and verifying their true economic exposure to risks within such complex credit structures.
    Hugh Leask, CNBC, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Both chambers have a $200 million baseline for conservation easements through the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Rural and Family Lands Protection Program.
    Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
  • Of course, such a peaceful experience can seem impossible when one’s eyes and bones and skull ache deeply during another night spent in the torture chamber (aka the bed), yet surrendering to fate really is all there is.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Many see Jordan as a way station to permanent resettlement in Canada, the United States, or Europe, where the economic opportunities are better.
    Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • This role gives him the opportunity to explore different departments before eventually committing to a specialty.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • To survive these transformations, rich states have resorted among other things to the ever greater exploitation, not only of poor states, but also of the human and ecological capital housed within them.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
  • Between 75 and 90 percent of Housing First participants remain housed after one year, which is significantly higher than traditional treatment-first models.
    Shianne LeClaire, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026
Noun
  • Muslims throughout the world today are observing the second day of Dhu’l-Hijja, which takes place annually on the last month of the Islamic calendar.
    Dennis Romero, NBC news, 19 May 2026
  • To make the world a better place.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • Martinez-Armstrong also told investigators that the 4-year-old had no bruises on his body before arriving at the man’s apartment, the affidavit stated.
    Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
  • There’s a walk-in closet in addition to three closets elsewhere in the apartment.
    Katie McDonough, Curbed, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Water aficionados will enjoy the chance to experience the ins and outs of the lake, thanks to five full-service marinas along the twisting shoreline, more than four times the length of Georgia’s Atlantic coast.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 16 May 2026
  • But, over the past few months, Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) have been working on a bipartisan bill that would be introduced on the Senate floor that would actually have a chance at being pushed past the barriers that currently exist on both sides.
    Trey Wallace, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • Seven of the rooms are designed to accommodate guests with reduced mobility or any kind of disability.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026
  • But Carey doesn’t know if the culture of higher education can accommodate that type of emergency thinking.
    Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 19 May 2026

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“Room.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/room. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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