anteroom
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He wasn’t a man to sit idly in death’s anteroom, awaiting the grim reaper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
One space, the first floor anteroom, is lined with red and gold silk, with centuries-old paintings hanging on the walls and an elaborately decorative fireplace standing beside a huge floor-to-ceiling window.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2025
That was just the right amount of space for a receptionist’s anteroom and a windowed office.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2023
You're not allowed to have an attorney in there with you, although there is a door and your lawyer can stand outside in the hall or anteroom where you're allowed to consult him or her.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2023
The bailiff, who had a daughter about Bebe’s age, took her to an anteroom and pressed a cup of lukewarm coffee into her hands.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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