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
  • With red fringe trim and leopard pillows, this red couch makes for a sophisticated and luxurious spot to lounge.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Additionally, subscription models allow guests to visit a variety of lounges around the world without splurging on first-class airfare.
    Pascal Bélanger, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Some riders will end up standing in the vestibules and aisles.
    Larry Penner, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
  • It was located in the vestibule of the entrance hall under the grand staircase.
    Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The Fall of Diddy includes a snippet of harrowing footage from March 5, 2016, that CNN released, where Combs is seen attacking Ventura in a Los Angeles hotel hallway, kicking and shoving her, then dragging her by her sweatshirt before throwing an object at her.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The retired general’s portrait at the Pentagon, hung in the Joint Chiefs hallway, was taken down Monday less than two weeks after it was put up.
    Filip Timotija, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Invite his family to stay in the waiting room until your baby is born.
    Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The free Doggie Depot event will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 1 in the waiting room at the Lowertown transportation and event hub.
    Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 5 Jan. 2025

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“Antechamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antechamber. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.

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