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Recent Examples of antechamber
The energy in the room was part D.M.V., part papal antechamber.
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Eric Lach, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
The locker rooms and antechambers behind the scenes are drab and plain.
—Richard Lawson, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
The cardinals present will then pledge to the new pope, and he will be dressed in the Room of Tears, a small antechamber within the Sistine Chapel.
—Paolo Armelli, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2025
But for the sake of social history, Miss Manners will try:
Boudoir: a bedroom, or antechamber to one, where a lady receives her intimates.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2024
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Eric Lach, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
The locker rooms and antechambers behind the scenes are drab and plain.
—Richard Lawson, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
The cardinals present will then pledge to the new pope, and he will be dressed in the Room of Tears, a small antechamber within the Sistine Chapel.
—Paolo Armelli, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2025
But for the sake of social history, Miss Manners will try:
Boudoir: a bedroom, or antechamber to one, where a lady receives her intimates.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antechamber
Noun
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Shots were fired in an anteroom that had not an hour before seen thousands of guests, including senior government officials, streaming through.—
Justine McDaniel,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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That dog say anything else the guy asks the owner the two of them finally alone in the anteroom.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Most have a traditional nomad tent pitched up in their private backyard, which, with a wood stove and comfy couch, makes for a cozy lounge area.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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Utilizing turf in lieu of an outdoor area rug will give an eclectic look to your lounge area.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The parish wants to expand the church to create a new vestibule and add restrooms.—
Desiree Mathurin
April 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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The couple sat in a vestibule inside the Aurora immigration detention facility on a Saturday in March, staring at each other through the glass barrier separating the incarcerated from the free.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Buttons displaying preferred pronouns (he/him, he/them, she/them) were placed in the main conference hallway, free to take.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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After that single hallway run-in a decade ago, neither woman encountered the other again until the buildup for this fight began.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Hansard, guitar in hand, sat in the waiting room, waiting for his buddy to come out of the audition.—
Charles Moss,
SPIN,
20 Apr. 2026
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What sort of chaos ensues in the waiting room after midnight?—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Antechamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antechamber. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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