Thesaurus results for CORRIDORS

corridors

noun

plural of corridor

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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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 Displayed in rooms, corridors and public spaces are more than 2000 works by young Spanish artists curated by Paloma Fernández Iriondo. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Indiana sits near major population centers and transportation corridors. — Jeff Danielson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026 This study will focus on three of the 10 corridors that the city identified as priorities based on crash data. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026 The process to assemble one of the country’s largest rails-to-trails corridors took about two decades, spanning four mayoral administrations. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026 The train is based on Stadler’s proven FLIRT platform and utilizes onboard lithium-ion batteries to allow operation on non-electrified rail corridors while producing zero local emissions. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026 The revised rule also allows landowners to clear areas that had been preserved as wildlife corridors on their land without being liable for harming the panthers. — Timothy Randhir, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026 Any crabs that managed to survive and reach the school would wander through the corridors, the schoolyard, the flower beds, and even the classrooms. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026 The sound of rubber sneakers screeching against hard floor inundates the corridors of a sports center tucked in the suburbs of Zurich. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026

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And, as is the case in other parts of Europe, the real estate market in Hungary is cyclical.

— Lucy Handley, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
To add to the dire situation, up to 80% of large parts of the city’s groundwater is contaminated, both by sewage and by naturally occurring substances such as arsenic.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

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However, those craving quiet may find the hustle and bustling a little disarming, despite the silence of the hallways.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
During a hold, students and staff are kept in their classrooms and hallways and common areas are kept clear while school officials and law enforcement investigate a potential threat.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026

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Overland routes and the Caspian Sea conspire against any attempt to hermetically seal Iran, even if the capacity of these passageways cannot compensate for the closing of naval routes and dwindling air links.

— Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026
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

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The original series won the Golden Globe for best drama in 2019 and routinely lands near the top of lists hailing the best TV series of the past quarter century.

— Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé, the only other player to cross the nine-figure threshold, lands in the third spot at $105 million.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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