Thesaurus results for CORRIDOR

corridor

noun

ˈkȯr-ə-dər

Definition of corridor

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 This spring, a second ship, AmaMelodia, is formally christened, doubling capacity on a route between Cartagena and Barranquilla through jazz towns, a UNESCO World Heritage city, and some of the richest bird-watching corridors on the continent. — Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026 Availability rates in a few corridors — Park Avenue, the World Trade Center — are under 10 percent, rents in some buildings have gone up 20 percent since the winter, and brokers are even starting to see bidding wars over prime office spaces. — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 18 Sep. 2026 The $206 million project is designed to improve safety and traffic flow along the corridor. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 Schlepping a duffel bag through meandering corridors of an airport terminal is quite a workout. — Abbey Hudetz, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for corridor

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Noun

For all its trials and tribulations, Chicagoland retains enviable advantages vis-a-vis other metro areas, but its growth over more than a decade seriously lags many of those peer regions.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Ukraine launched a massive drone attack on Moscow and its surrounding regions Sunday as Russian voters cast ballots on the final day of parliamentary elections.

— Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of region

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One hallway features a wall of old photographs of her ancestors, alongside newer images of her immediate family members.

— Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Police said the school went into lockdown after officers saw students running down hallways and received reports that someone overheard a comment about a gun.

— Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of hallway

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Lopez was shot four times, including in the back of the head; Peacock was shot twice in the head; and Roberts was shot five times in the chest, neck and head.

— MICHAEL GRACZYK, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
Thom Browne’s signature white, red, and blue stripe can be traced along the inside of the earcups, an homage to the Bemberg lining found in its suiting—one that can be spotted when the headphones lay flat along the wearer’s neck.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026

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This arrangement, Brughmans said, illustrates one of the ways in which ancient Roman passageways have survived, with contemporary, larger paved roads running roughly along the old path.

— Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Begin at the Grand Bazaar, where more than 4,000 shops are packed in a labyrinth of vaulted passageways that have bustled with traders for over 500 years.

— Vicki Power, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of passageway

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On one hand, the aggressive expansion of data centers is intensifying competition for finite resources like land and water, putting them in direct conflict with agricultural land use in certain regions.

— , CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
Florida’s Legislature passed a data-center bill this year with broad bipartisan support — 92-16 in the House, 31-6 in the Senate — requiring large data centers to pay their full cost of service and giving local governments more say over land use.

— Kam Shenai, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026