as in anterooms
formal
a room placed before and leading into a chief apartment and serving as a waiting area
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Recent Examples of antechambers
The locker rooms and antechambers behind the scenes are drab and plain.
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Richard Lawson, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Richard Lawson, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antechambers
Noun
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Hospitals have tried band-aid fixes, such as bed-tracking software and discharge lounges where patients can wait for paperwork or transport home.—
Elisabeth Rosenthal,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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The best value is a Concierge Level Veranda Stateroom however, which gives guests access to the Concierge lounges with round the clock snacks, coffee, TVs, and services to help plan excursions and more.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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More than 300 people lined the hallways of Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka Wednesday for an honor walk as Fleischaker was transported for organ donation, Demo wrote.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2026
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Patients were trying to hide in the hospital hallways as Talley went through a set of double doors, Pekara said.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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From pre-war apartment building vestibules to farmhouse bathrooms to kitchen backsplashes, penny tiles have graced spaces of all kinds since their inception in the early twentieth century.—
Heather Bien,
The Spruce,
8 Mar. 2026
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Police have blocked the ATM lanes off with yellow crime scene tape, and multiple agencies, including Dallas police and Texas Rangers, can be seen searching the area around the open vestibules.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Antechambers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antechambers. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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