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 30,000 square feet of amenities included a library, lounge, gym, rooftop pool, pet spa and guest suites for overnight visitors.

— Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
The Promenade, the Manse’s 2,100-square-foot sibling is also home to an indoor bar, as well as a large living room and many a lounge and dining area.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026

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The vestibule airlocks will prevent vehicle exhaust and these contaminants from entering firefighter living quarters — while also lowering heating and cooling costs.

— Andis Robeznieks, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026
But step into the vestibule and the Bruin’s movie-star appeal becomes harder to miss.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of vestibule

Noun

Guests will enter a waiting room until the host lets them in and guests can be removed from the call at any time.

— Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 14 Oct. 2026
Pharmaceutical media grew up around the moments that could be accessed, including the physician in the exam room and the patient in the waiting room.

— Harshit Jain, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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