as in corridors
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 concourses
There will be no fancy concourses or luxury boxes here.
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Chris Johnston, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
For those closer to the surface, this means vast entranceways and skylights that bathe their concourses in light.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
The design of the terminal will be modular, which will allow staff to build more concourses as the need arises, Feld said.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Normal operations have resumed at Denver International Airport after a midday pause to the underground train service from the terminal to the concourses.
—Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Mesmerizing light and music tunnels, like the 700-foot corridor at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, offer a colorful walking journey between concourses, while gourmet restaurants and bars also help travelers pass the time in airports across the country.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Nov. 2025
The grounds crews can work on the grass sections in tight quarters underneath the concourses and get grow lamps on them even when they’re retracted.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Future renovations Delta Air Lines partnered with the airports commission on a $242 million project to renovate six concourses in Terminal 1.
—Lulu Jaeckel, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
The renovations are part of a larger $242 million airport modernization program currently underway that will update design across six of the terminal’s seven concourses (A, B, C, D, F, and G) by the end of this year.
—Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 18 Sep. 2025
Chris Johnston, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
For those closer to the surface, this means vast entranceways and skylights that bathe their concourses in light.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
The design of the terminal will be modular, which will allow staff to build more concourses as the need arises, Feld said.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Normal operations have resumed at Denver International Airport after a midday pause to the underground train service from the terminal to the concourses.
—Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Mesmerizing light and music tunnels, like the 700-foot corridor at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, offer a colorful walking journey between concourses, while gourmet restaurants and bars also help travelers pass the time in airports across the country.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Nov. 2025
The grounds crews can work on the grass sections in tight quarters underneath the concourses and get grow lamps on them even when they’re retracted.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Future renovations Delta Air Lines partnered with the airports commission on a $242 million project to renovate six concourses in Terminal 1.
—Lulu Jaeckel, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
The renovations are part of a larger $242 million airport modernization program currently underway that will update design across six of the terminal’s seven concourses (A, B, C, D, F, and G) by the end of this year.
—Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concourses
Noun
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Today the sprawling complex is a museum and visitor attraction, where a sense of unease lurks along paved tourist trails and lingers in dark corridors.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Chain laws are in effect in Colorado between September and May in most of Colorado's mountain corridors.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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One of the most beautiful aspects was that as the hours went on, more and more people started showing up in the hallways, just sitting there reading Moby-Dick silently together.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2026
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In the early 1900s, European royalty and more graced its frescoed hallways.—
Erin Florio,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Narrow, winding streets and passageways lead up to the centuries-old Eglise Saint-Sauveur for sweeping views of the rugged valley.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Jan. 2026
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Dramatic videos posted on social media and verified by NBC News show security forces firing tear gas at Tehran’s main bazaar Tuesday as protesters scramble for cover into passageways and narrow streets.—
Henry Austin,
NBC news,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Concourses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concourses. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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