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 For decades, the restaurant functioned as a gathering place for musicians, neighborhood regulars and generations of diners who watched the surrounding corridor transform. Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026 That includes the player gym, warm-up area, and the corridor leading out from the locker room. Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026 With vacant storefronts dotting some of the city's most popular corridors, Miami Beach is rolling out a bold new strategy to revive its famed commercial districts. Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026 The station targeted is on the busy rail corridor from Zaporizhzhia in the south to Dnipro. Tim Lister, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for corridor
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  • Additionally, Putin wants Kyiv to withdraw its forces from the four eastern regions Moscow has occupied but doesn't fully control.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Ten backcountry skiers were reported missing Tuesday after an avalanche near Castle Peak north of Truckee, as snow and winds battered the Tahoe region.
    James Ward, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
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  • Hundreds of residents filled San Marcos City Hall’s council chambers, lobby, hallways and front lawn Tuesday evening as the City Council again took up the proposal.
    Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
  • One of Hegseth’s first actions after taking office was removing Milley’s official portrait from its place in a Pentagon hallway.
    Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
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  • The Punjab provincial government required motorbike riders to install a safety rod between their handlebars to keep kite strings stretched across roads from getting tangled around their necks — a past cause of injury and death.
    Betsy Joles, NPR, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Feb. 2026
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  • The home was likely used as a safe house for enslaved people fleeing the South, and the passageway’s design reflects careful planning to keep that purpose hidden from anyone who might come looking.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The 100-acre limestone cavern has more than 17 miles of underground passageways and is home to Mega Zip Lines tour, Mega Quest ropes course, Mega Walking tours and Mega Tram tours.
    Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Feb. 2026
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  • An alternative, audacious vision for a new Bears stadium is one that starts with the vacant land on the South Side where the Michael Reese hospital once stood.
    David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
  • And with large tracts of government land outside town, there's plenty of room for more camps.
    Michael Ruiz , Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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  • Most examples will have received a comprehensive restoration by this time, a serious undertaking that can well exceed the cost of a convertible in concourse condition, which is worth about $500,000.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The lounge opening comes at Bradley nears the opening of a major concourse expansion that is adding three gates.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026

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“Corridor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corridor. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.

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