common room
noun
1
: a lounge available to all members of a residential community
2
: a room in a college for faculty use
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Peter joins the rest of the interns in a common room when Jeanne turns on the television to quiet the incessant Amadeus Cho.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Kitchens and bathrooms are the most common rooms that need updating, and when done correctly, simple changes can significantly boost your property's value and appeal to potential buyers.
—Ann Hoke, The Tennessean, 3 Nov. 2024
As more than 50 hopeful contestants plus friends and family gathered in the Franklin Morning Pointe Senior Center common room on a still hot, almost fall day, the excitement was almost palpable.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 8 Oct. 2024
Heating vents in the hallways and common rooms appeared nonfunctional.
—Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Kitchens and bathrooms are the most common rooms that need updating, and when done correctly, simple changes can significantly boost your property's value and appeal to potential buyers.
—Ann Hoke, The Tennessean, 3 Nov. 2024
As more than 50 hopeful contestants plus friends and family gathered in the Franklin Morning Pointe Senior Center common room on a still hot, almost fall day, the excitement was almost palpable.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 8 Oct. 2024
Heating vents in the hallways and common rooms appeared nonfunctional.
—Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2024
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“Common room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20room. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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