corridors

plural of corridor
1
as in parts
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 hallways
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 corridors However, a December 2024 final report recommended against a full national electric-road network for cost-effectiveness reasons, although smaller corridors may still scale. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025 Such a light as this should shine only on murders and public crime, or along the corridors of lunatic asylums. Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025 Through twisting corridors and multiple stories, guests encounter terrifying live actors, special effects, and nightmarish monsters. Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025 Restaurants, construction projects, school districts, and retail corridors all suffer. Jody Agius Vallejo, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025 Environmental And Staffing Strains Show In Parks On high demand corridors, the tradeoffs are visible. Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 21 Oct. 2025 More notable, however, is a four-minute sequence in which the film turns into an actual first-person shooter, and Reaper runs through corridors brandishing guns, grenades, and, of course, the franchise's iconic chainsaw to exterminate some unwanted pests. Richard Edwards, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2025 Saillard’s work will extend into the Galerie Valois, a series of Belle Époque display windows in the corridors of the nearby Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre metro station. Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025 The neon skyline of the city is somewhat pretty, but most levels — from underground clubs to ethereal dimensions — mostly boil down to a series of tight corridors, routinely recycling their layouts. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
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Noun
  • The largest of the Apostle Islands is Madeline Island, about a mile offshore, and the historic capital of the Ojibwe Nation, which encompasses parts of what are now Canada and the northern Great Lakes region of the United States.
    Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Chainsaw Man follows Denji, a poor teen who makes a contract that fuses his body with that of Pochita, the dog-like Chainsaw Devil, granting him the power to transform parts of his body into chainsaws.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • During a soft lockdown, the school’s teachers are asked to check the hallways for staff and students before locking doors and windows.
    Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Things like the iconic elevator, the grand entrance, some of the hallways, and the Great Lounge really resemble those of the movie.
    Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The National Weather Service (NWS) had issued beach hazard statements for several regions along the West Coast as of early Tuesday, warning of both large breaking waves and sneaker waves.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Areas related to memory, emotion and sensory processing — like the hippocampus and parahippocampal regions — were especially affected, the study found.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 21 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
Noun
  • Sauropodomorphs are herbivores known for their large size and long necks.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2025
  • When digging, dig about 1 foot out around all sides of the plant to prevent damaging the tubers' necks.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Halloween-style costumes may not to be worn upon entry and in concourses, but will be permitted when guest is in seat.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 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
Noun
  • As the federal government shutdown continues, some school districts on federal lands in Wisconsin are scrambling to sort out their finances.
    Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • These lands serve critical needs for our community and immigration enforcement is not one of them.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Sometimes the school nurse would accost me in the halls.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The subdivisions didn’t end in the high-school halls.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025

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“Corridors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corridors. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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