Definition of corridornext
1
as in region
a broad geographical area the urban corridor along the state's eastern coast is considerably more liberal than the rural areas to the west

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as in hallway
a typically long narrow way connecting parts of a building the long, sterile corridors give the government building a forbidding air

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Recent Examples of corridor Gary Broadway Main Streets will steward the corridor, according to the news release. Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026 Today's listen While commuters race through New York's Moynihan Train Hall in Penn Station to get to their destinations, dancers are rehearsing down the corridor and posting their performances on social media. Brittney Melton, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026 But the question this episode raises is how much do founders know about the investors, their LPs, and the sometimes murky dealings swirling in the corridors of money and power? Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026 Muscat and Riyadh were the preferred departure airports at the start of the conflict as the airspace and flight corridors were more predictable, although Dubai has since become more popular as the emirate is home to many people who are trying to leave the region, Vorster explained. Jack Guy, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for corridor
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Noun
  • Flights must regularly avoid regions deemed unsafe for civilian aircraft, from conflict zones to areas where other military activity poses risks.
    Zach Levitt, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • But recent outbursts of dissent in some regions including Tibet and Xinjiang prompted Beijing to crack down.
    Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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  • Video of that incident shows Peters grabbing the other woman and shoving her into the center of a hallway.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026
  • With no room left in the courtroom, others were left in the hallway.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • As the ride ended, the male suspect, sitting in the backseat behind the driver, pulled out a knife and began violently stabbing the driver in the neck and the back of the head without warning.
    Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Every table featured a centerpiece picture of Faalave-Johnson, some in action, others with a lei around his neck at a TV awards ceremony last fall.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
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  • Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key passageway for a fifth of the world’s oil shipments, spiked oil prices past the key $100 per barrel level.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The passageway from track 5 to 21 is officially called the West End Concourse, but some call it TikTok Hall.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Don Abelardo Rodriguez, son of the Mexican president, spotted this plot of land from helicopter and turned it into a private home and eventually the region's first resort.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2026
  • White officials used their positions atop the local commissions that oversaw federal agricultural programs to drive Black landowners into so much debt that most of them had to sell off their land.
    Boyce Upholt, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Even in the concourse, the energy stayed alive.
    Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
  • For many dancers, the concourse has become a third space to practice their moves.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026

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“Corridor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corridor. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.

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