Thesaurus results for ANTECHAMBER

antechamber

noun

Definition of 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 The doors open up to an antechamber set with chairs and benches. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026 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 The cellar tour starts in an antechamber that guides through the various steps of making Champagne (from harvest to bottling) and also explores how the house’s approach to winemaking has evolved over the past century. — Oset Babür-Winter, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for antechamber

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Noun

Petzel’s also got Tschabalala Self in the viewing room, and tasty new Seth Price works in the anteroom space.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
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

Definition of anteroom

Noun

The major change in the room selection is that club level access is now an option which gets guests a dedicated concierge, gourmet culinary and a gorgeous lounge that has a great view of the resort pool.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
The trio also operate four Quarterdeck restaurants in South Florida and a pair of classy brown-liquor lounges named Whiskey Neat.

— Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

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During a hold, students and staff are kept in their classrooms and hallways and common areas are kept clear while school officials and law enforcement investigate a potential threat.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026
Further Possibilities Hiding in an oak tree, pausing in a middle school hallway on crutches, discovering guanacos at the Syracuse Zoo.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of hallway

Noun

Woman at reception desk in doctors office waiting room, Lenox Hill Hospital, Manhattan, New York.

— Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Closing the gap starts with treating your healthy workforce as an active investment rather than a waiting room for the next high-cost case.

— Neepa Patel, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

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