antechamber

as in anteroom
formal a room placed before and leading into a chief apartment and serving as a waiting area

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Recent Examples of antechamber For the occasion, the Shed’s Griffin Theater greets guests with an antechamber cast in sepulchral light and hung with wall size images from Sakamoto’s life. Max Lakin, New York Times, 25 June 2023 Deliveries are made in a tented antechamber in the parking lot, so no outsiders enter the kitchen. Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2020 In the antechamber to the main gallery, a pair of curiosity cabinets — a convention popular in the salons of wealthy Victorians to display the sparkly plunder brought home from the colonies — stand side by side, one by Gardner, and the other by Saar. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Feb. 2023 Orwell’s antechamber will have gone. Tom Moon, Forbes, 7 May 2021 See All Example Sentences for antechamber
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Noun
  • Photo : Concierge Auctions To the right of the foyer are wide steps leading down into an anteroom and the elegant fireside living room beyond.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2025
  • His own dwelling is modest, and—characteristic of old Russian manners—entered through an anteroom in which maids see to their needlework.
    Eugène-Melchior de Vogüé, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
Noun
  • In total, the vessel has 19 dining venues, 18 bars and lounges, six pools and 14 hot tubs, an onboard spa, an outdoor activity park, and more.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The concept has become so popular that the company is planning to expand beyond the two current Lamborghini Lounges found in New York and Tokyo, as well as pop-up lounges built to serve owners in seasonal locations such as Porto Cervo and Dubai.
    Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Secure vestibules weren’t initially part of the 2020 bond.
    Melanie Asmar, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Photo : Nolasco Studios Double wood and glass doors open into an entry vestibule.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Cara and Jacob are asleep on a bench in the hallway when Spencer calls for his aunt.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Apr. 2025
  • McDaniel recalled seeing students running in the hallway and dropping down to the floor.
    Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Stories for the waiting room The U.S. could face a national hospital bed shortage within seven years if there isn’t a reduction in the hospitalization rate, an increase in the number of staffed hospital beds or some combination, say researchers in a new study.
    Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The Botox provider summoned me from the waiting room quickly.
    Sarah Miller, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2025

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“Antechamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antechamber. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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