as in corridor
a typically long narrow way connecting parts of a building airline passengers had to pass through the security checkpoints before being allowed in the concourse

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Recent Examples of concourse When his dad, Todd, went to the concourse TV set for a first-period intermission on MSG, dozens of fans stopped to watch. Peter Baugh, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025 Packed into a small, makeshift press conference room just yards away from fans filtering along the brick concourse of Notre Dame Stadium, head coach Spencer Danielson fielded questions about the Boise State offense and, in particular, his quarterback. Idaho Statesman, 7 Oct. 2025 The event takes place on Wednesday, October 8, at Rough Trade Below, which is on the concourse level of 30 Rockefeller Center, New York, NY 10112. Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025 The team’s press conference room, a temporary metal shed built adjacent to a concourse down the left field line, went viral on social media. Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for concourse
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Noun
  • Josh Nicholson is one of them, the pilot who features on the alumni board in the main corridor.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Business owners in Little Village, which is 81% Hispanic, said customers are too frightened to walk the streets of Chicago’s second busiest commercial corridor.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In the halls of Sankofa Sankofa House opens up from Atkinson Avenue, and, once inside, a long hallway runs to the back of the building.
    Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • And yet, through the brown teeth and the raggedy clothing and the indifference of the opposite sex, Tupac found someone within the long gray hallways whose presence would prove life-changing.
    Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For the especially die-hard, the castle can arrange exclusive private tours guided by Count Dracula to transport visitors through hidden rooms and dim passageways.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Croup swells the upper area of the passageways— lungs are a separate issue.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Concourse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concourse. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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