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common room

noun as in sitting room in a residential community or school

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“One of my favorite things has been seeing people watching the show in their dorm rooms and common rooms, maybe with new friends,” she says.

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Sixth formers will only be allowed to use a smartphone in their common room.

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Some common room shapes include: rectangular, square, angled and curved.

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Seated adjacent to the facility’s dingy common room, we became, in the playwright’s own staging, fellow residents.

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Mr. Yi lamented as he sat in the hostel’s common room after a day of unsuccessful interviews.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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