family room
noun
1
US
: a large room designed as a recreation center and informal gathering place for members of a family
2
British
: a room in a pub where children are allowed
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Holt has tried to stretch new muscles, always conscious that traditional TV viewers, once wed to watching evening news after coming home from work on a set in the living or family room, were interacting with such content in different ways.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
The main residence’s formal living room does so via floor-to-ceiling sliding doors, as well as the kitchen and family room, which both provide oceanfront vistas and access to the rear loggia.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2025
Today, the family room is the final stop in the makeshift kids’ museum — a winding, 25-step stretch of hallway tattered with children’s artwork.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2025
High-traffic areas require more durable materials: Silk may withstand drenching in a formal living room but not so much in a family room frequented by children and pets.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Feb. 2025
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
The main residence’s formal living room does so via floor-to-ceiling sliding doors, as well as the kitchen and family room, which both provide oceanfront vistas and access to the rear loggia.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2025
Today, the family room is the final stop in the makeshift kids’ museum — a winding, 25-step stretch of hallway tattered with children’s artwork.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2025
High-traffic areas require more durable materials: Silk may withstand drenching in a formal living room but not so much in a family room frequented by children and pets.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for family room
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“Family room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20room. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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