halls

plural of hall
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as in hallways
the entrance room of a building the dinner guests hung their coats in the hall

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as in corridors
a typically long narrow way connecting parts of a building the bedroom is at the end of the hall

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as in lobbies
a centrally located room in a building that serves as a gathering or waiting area or as a passageway into the interior from the main hall of the museum, turn left to see the ancient pottery collection and turn right to see the mummies

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as in towers
a large, magnificent, or massive building on your right, you will see Parliament Hall, a splendid example of Georgian architecture

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Recent Examples of halls Des Phemmes Salvo Rizza stepped up his game with a beautiful Des Phemmes collection presented in the frescoed halls of Palazzo Turati, now housing Istituto Marangoni’s Milan campus. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 However, there is an interlocking NY insignia on his plaque in the hallowed halls of Cooperstown. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026 Great virtuosi such as violinist Isaac Stern, pianist Van Cliburn, soprano Leontyne Price and hosts of other incredible artists, both American and from abroad, blessed our concert halls with their dazzling artistry. — Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026 His pet names and catchphrases no longer pealed through the halls. — Mike Hogan, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026 Think of this sale as an opportunity to shop the actual Estate’s eclectic halls. — Mina Dragani, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2026 Teachers marched us through halls of what felt like the same Baroque painting over and over. — Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026 Studio 32/Justin Szeremeta The museum's four exhibition halls feature ceilings reaching nearly 60 ft (18 m) high, and expansive galleries that create dramatic spaces to showcase all kinds of artwork and installations. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026 Its tale of a Zainichi assassin (an ethnic Korean in Japan), as well as fraying political tensions between the North and South, take its characters far and wide, in a follow-the-money treasure hunt dangerously close to the halls of power. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for halls
Noun
  • Many targeted were rule-followers cornered by packs of ICE agents in narrow hallways while lawfully seeking asylum.
    — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • That has real consequences for how living rooms, hallways and home offices get styled — gallery walls of family photos, open shelving for ceramics and framed ephemera from meaningful trips will crowd out generic wall art.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • 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, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Residents traveling between Lincoln, Roseville and Sacramento will have a new public transportation option beginning Thursday when Rapid Link launches along the Highway 65 and Interstate 80 corridors.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Isaacs, usually draped in black slacks and tee, travels from Palm Beach and Broward County theaters, libraries and auditoriums in person and to Zoom classes some four to six times a week.
    — Norma A. Orovitz, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Other than dividing some spaces into several smaller auditoriums, the original theater has largely been kept the same since 1927.
    — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • According to the Hope Foundation, which lobbies for greater gun control, more than 26,000 people have been killed in armed incidents, including by weapons other than guns, since 2014.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • And as long as building owners gussy up their lobbies or add some amenities that make sense for the space, like a rooftop terrace, there’s usually a tenant for them.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 18 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The story says two Irish servants working at the Belle Haven mansions in the late 1800s fell in love.
    — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Some mansions include private tunnels under A1A so residents can reach their docks without crossing the road.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Online networks’ native agents were bringing more adaptive systems to a changing art world, using tactics celebrated in their own communities but until recently taboo in the towers of high culture.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • A lot of records released on or around 9/11 took on some eerie subtext after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center towers.
    — Charles Moss, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • All of the Regent’s 167 rooms and suites come standard with entry foyers and separate living areas.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Too much architecture — too many foyers, signs, cafés, screens, glossy surfaces, bright colors, and walls — could ruin the raw, funky feel of the place.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • 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

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“Halls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halls. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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