reception area
noun
: a large open area inside and near the entrance of a public building (such as a hotel or theater) : lobby
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Anantara Bo Phut in Samui served as our main exterior entrance and reception area, Anantara Mai Khao in Phuket as the spa, and Rosewood Phuket as the dinner restaurant.
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Jim Halterman, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2025
Communal spaces, like the reception area, dining rooms and the spa, are lodged in separate buildings based on their function.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Women embrace today in the reception area of the Skating Club of Boston in Norwood, Mass.
—Elizabeth Maline, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025
The main gallery building and reception area are in a repurposed and renovated old horse barn.
—Gigi Ragland, The Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2025
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Jim Halterman, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2025
Communal spaces, like the reception area, dining rooms and the spa, are lodged in separate buildings based on their function.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Women embrace today in the reception area of the Skating Club of Boston in Norwood, Mass.
—Elizabeth Maline, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025
The main gallery building and reception area are in a repurposed and renovated old horse barn.
—Gigi Ragland, The Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reception area
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“Reception area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reception%20area. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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