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 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 Two guides appear, likewise cleansed of earthly cares, and lead me into a broad antechamber that could be part of a very, very clean senatorial Roman bath. Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2023 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
  • Harrelson has long been open about his love for cannabis, even co-owning The Woods — a West Hollywood dispensary and consumption lounge.
    Maggie Ekberg, SPIN, 26 Feb. 2025
  • He is also charged with capital murder and 17 counts of first-degree assault in the Sept. 21, 2024, mass shooting outside a hookah lounge in the popular Five Points South area, which resulted in four deaths and injured at least 17 others.
    Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The post-dinner dancing was held in the club’s library, which was decorated in jewel-green tones and had a bar vestibule attached.
    Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
  • An entry foyer displaying a curving staircase introduces the house, with a wide set of steps emptying out at a vestibule that flows to an elegant living room spotlighted by a walk-in bay window and French doors spilling outside.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Ideas are shared in hallway conversations, buried in meeting notes, or remain locked in the minds of a few senior leaders.
    Rhea Wessel, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The couple walked out to the hallway together during a break, each holding one of their sons.
    Jack Irvin, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Willow wanted to come along, so the big sister played in a waiting room for the duration of the check-up.
    Staff Author, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Calling ahead allows the health care provider to make accommodations and provide guidance on how to safely see the patient while reducing the risk of measles spreading in a busy waiting room.
    Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025

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“Antechamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antechamber. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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