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 Third, allow taller buildings by right where Chicago already permits apartments, especially near transit and commercial corridors. Adam Drakulic, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026 While this game isn’t expected to draw a capacity crowd, traffic may be heavier along the Miami Gardens Drive and Ives Dairy Road corridors, and also near the stadium on 27th Avenue / University Drive. Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026 The Freedom 250 Grand Prix will take over the corridors of American power this weekend, the result of more than a year of political maneuvering and design ingenuity. Adam Kilgore, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 The candidates also clashed over a state law encouraging greater housing density around transit corridors. Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026 Check out Bath’s Artisan Quarter for independent boutiques selling everything from vintage clothes to designer homewares, or dip into Milsom Place’s characterful corridors and courtyards for higher-end retail. Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026 Office buildings and retail corridors emptied out, while San Francisco became emblematic of the challenges facing post-pandemic cities, such as an increase in street homelessness and a surge in petty crime. Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026 Since Jaume Collboni became the mayor, in 2023, Barcelona has shifted its heat interventions from superblocks and green corridors toward direct protection for those most at risk. Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 More than a dozen counties have declared local disasters, with much of the latest damage concentrated along river corridors from Hamilton County heading into the northern Indianapolis suburbs. Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corridors
Noun
  • The swamp hen, known by its scientific name, Porphyrio martinica, mostly is found along the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean as well as parts of South America.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • That leaves more room for the parts of festival life that resist scheduling.
    Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
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  • The drones rip through the hallways scanning for a threat before disorienting a suspect using flashing lights and subduing them using pepper balls or by ramming into their body, the company says.
    Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Tall monitors, stationed in hallways and kitchens, reminded staff members to report suspicious activity to the company’s security team.
    Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Dalio’s OceanX focuses on exploring uncharted undersea regions and marine life, work supported in part by Triton Submarines, the private-submersible company he co-owns with filmmaker James Cameron.
    Brett Berk, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The hardware addresses grid constraints that often delay the installation of high-power vehicle chargers across European regions with older power infrastructure.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The wars in the Gulf and Ukraine have essentially shut off some of the world’s key passageways for global commodities, while extended droughts have restricted travel through the key arteries such as the Panama Canal.
    Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • While PennDOT already has created over 30 wildlife crossings, the establishment of the new cohesive group of state agency stakeholders is likely to accelerate building the safe animal passageways and reverse the high collision rate with motorists.
    Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Wrap a rubber band around dispenser pump bottle necks to make toiletries last longer.
    The Spruce, The Spruce, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Diehl gravitates toward similar territory in her own styling, reaching most often for crewnecks, bateau necks, and open collars.
    Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The geometric detailing lands somewhere between bohemian and Americana, without leaning too hard in either direction.
    Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Milliner’s point about shoppers using flavor to emotionally reset lands here.
    Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026

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“Corridors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corridors. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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