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anterooms

noun

plural of anteroom

as in lounges

a small room that is connected to a larger room and used as a place for people to wait before going into the larger room

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Noun

His blueprint called for converting a trio of bedrooms into lounges.

— Lauren Mechling, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2026
The three-level home includes several entertaining areas, a cocktail bar designed by Willy Rizzo in 1971, a club room, a custom kitchen, two family lounges, a games area, and a cinema.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of lounges

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Thousands of musicians and music lovers flock to Chattanooga, filling up hotel rooms and hallways with impromptu jam sessions that last until the wee hours.

— Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2026
The floor plan is designed to feel less like a series of rooms connected by hallways and more like a continuous space that shifts between entertaining and private living.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of hallways

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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
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

Definition of vestibules

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The group, which is heavily active in the Miami-Dade and Broward County area, runs voter registration drives, hosts candidate forums, and lobbies local governments.

— Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
But many agreements need to be ratified in each country, leaving them at the mercy of domestic lobbies, from farmers to automakers, which seek to protect their markets at the expense of the continent’s collective interest.

— Claas Mertens, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026

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