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mezzanine

[mez-uh-neen, mez-uh-neen] / ˈmɛz əˌnin, ˌmɛz əˈnin /
NOUN
lowest balcony
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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A mezzanine will allow visitors to see the work in its entirety as they walk into the gallery - for the first time in history.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Specifically, Fannie and Freddie would help finance mezzanine loans, which are normally expensive, at lower-than-market interest rates to reduce overall development costs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

Concerns were previously raised that the installation of a mezzanine floor could damage the fabric of the building and erode evidence of the its original layout.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2025

I’ll sit in the mezzanine, I’ll sit in the balcony.

From New York Times Nov. 23, 2024

She called up to the bookkeeping department on an open mezzanine.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin

Prolific architect Arthur Loveless designed this charming English cottage-inspired building with ground-level shops and mezzanines that could afford artist studio space, and upper-story apartments arranged around an open interior courtyard.

From Seattle Times Sep. 8, 2023

The screens, which will show train arrival times, are being installed on six mezzanines and 11 platforms at the stations.

From Washington Post Jan. 28, 2023

The stations, in caverns deep below the surface, are vast and airy, with spacious mezzanines and high ceilings.

From The New Yorker Feb. 5, 2017

Ms. Hendeles’s project is displayed in a two-story architectural setting meant to resemble an academic library with steel mezzanines and polished wood vitrines.

From New York Times Jul. 14, 2016

The Gestapo use the ground floor and two mezzanines for their own accommodation and offices, and it is all kept in beautiful condition.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein




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