reception area
noun
: a large open area inside and near the entrance of a public building (such as a hotel or theater) : lobby
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In the center’s reception area, tables were lined with lunch meat sandwiches, fruit, salads and water bottles for those who came to take at their leisure.
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Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
On the first floor of the center are a reception area, an exam room the size of a large closet, an incubator for baby birds, a waterfowl room with a little pool, and a high-tech machine that can test blood samples for the presence of lead.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
In the reception area, visitors can try their hand at a full-size simulator of the Aston Martin car his company sponsors.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
But Tuesday's indictment states that the lawmakers entered when the security gate was opened for a vehicle, and then proceeded to an interior reception area.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 11 June 2025
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Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
On the first floor of the center are a reception area, an exam room the size of a large closet, an incubator for baby birds, a waterfowl room with a little pool, and a high-tech machine that can test blood samples for the presence of lead.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
In the reception area, visitors can try their hand at a full-size simulator of the Aston Martin car his company sponsors.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
But Tuesday's indictment states that the lawmakers entered when the security gate was opened for a vehicle, and then proceeded to an interior reception area.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 11 June 2025
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“Reception area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reception%20area. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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