as in foyer
the entrance room of a building please leave your wet boots in the vestibule

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Recent Examples of vestibule The Mondrian from the family’s vestibule is expected to be the auction’s top lot with a high estimate that is expected to top the $51 million record for a similar painting set in 2022. Zachary Small, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025 The goal was to make the court a destination rather than a vestibule. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 Jan. 2025 The vestibules are also designed to be reinforced with hiking poles during particularly rough, windy conditions. New Atlas, 23 Apr. 2025 In the elevator vestibule, a set of circa 1740 botanical prints by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann hangs on walls covered in a Fabricut wool. David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vestibule
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  • Susannah Holmberg Studios For the foyer of a Chicago carriage house, Susannah Holmberg Studios used wallpaper, art, and color to create a layered entryway.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2025
  • Published on May 26, 2025 Gavin Cater Photo : Brandon Stanley Photo : Gavin Cater The foyer and staircase.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 May 2025
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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
  • Sam went through the Goldilocks assessment, trying on each shoe and running up and down the hallway.
    Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 2 June 2025
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  • As first reported by Politico Thursday, Housing for All, a super PAC funded by one of the city’s largest landlord lobbies, is plunking down $2.5 million on airing ads boosting Cuomo’s run.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
  • 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.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025

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“Vestibule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vestibule. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.

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