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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Libations at the Library events occur occasionally, with guests enjoying cocktails in comfortable seating surrounded by the massive library wall and panoramic views from the seventh-floor reception area.
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Pat Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2024
If there are cameras in the reception area, video should be obtained and preserved.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2024
Past the reception area — laden with Dior Maison goods — are the three treatment rooms, each with their own showers and infrared spas.
—James Manso, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
The new station is 14,000 square feet and equipped with a full kitchen, outdoor patio, training room, chief's office, reception area, radio room and locker room with sleeping quarters.
—Amelia Benavides-Colón, Detroit Free Press, 5 May 2024
Beyond the reception area of the six-floor Art Deco building—a space decorated with a mustard leather sofa and walnut lounge chairs upholstered in black leather or blue velvet—is a spiral terrazzo staircase that guests can use to access the hotel’s suites.
—Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 2 May 2024
The vehicle careened into the customer reception area, shattering glass and coming to a stop against a cinder block wall after striking two employees and running over a customer, Scott said.
—Cari Spencer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2023
Materials like work bricks and tools were piled up in the reception area of the house and lime and plaster used to make walls was found.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2024
The medical center is slated to include exam rooms, a surgery area, recovery rooms, dental treatment rooms, doctor offices and a reception area, along with a place for the Animal Safehouse program, which started 27 years ago to take care of the pets of domestic violence survivors.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
Pat Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2024
If there are cameras in the reception area, video should be obtained and preserved.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2024
Past the reception area — laden with Dior Maison goods — are the three treatment rooms, each with their own showers and infrared spas.
—James Manso, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
The new station is 14,000 square feet and equipped with a full kitchen, outdoor patio, training room, chief's office, reception area, radio room and locker room with sleeping quarters.
—Amelia Benavides-Colón, Detroit Free Press, 5 May 2024
Beyond the reception area of the six-floor Art Deco building—a space decorated with a mustard leather sofa and walnut lounge chairs upholstered in black leather or blue velvet—is a spiral terrazzo staircase that guests can use to access the hotel’s suites.
—Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 2 May 2024
The vehicle careened into the customer reception area, shattering glass and coming to a stop against a cinder block wall after striking two employees and running over a customer, Scott said.
—Cari Spencer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2023
Materials like work bricks and tools were piled up in the reception area of the house and lime and plaster used to make walls was found.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2024
The medical center is slated to include exam rooms, a surgery area, recovery rooms, dental treatment rooms, doctor offices and a reception area, along with a place for the Animal Safehouse program, which started 27 years ago to take care of the pets of domestic violence survivors.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
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“Reception area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reception%20area. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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