Thesaurus results for HALLS

halls

noun

plural of hall

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 auditoriums

a large room or building for enclosed public gatherings the concert hall was full

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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 mansions

a large impressive residence Lord Plentiworth has opened his family's hereditary home, Richley Hall, to visitors on Tuesdays

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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 The fate of one of Midtown Atlanta’s oldest church halls is starting to come into focus. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Her lucky bag, a faux-ostrich purse in Knickerbocker orange, became a viral sensation in and of itself — and now sits in a glass case in the hallowed halls of the Guggenheim Museum. — Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026 Such a statement may have rankled in Princeton’s hallowed halls. — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026 City halls in Marseille, Lille and Angers were broken into, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said Sunday, adding the arrests made had little to do with the student protests. — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026 The removal of dozens of objects from the national museum’s exhibit halls last Thursday sparked protests outside the historical building over the weekend that lasted several hours and were eventually broken up by riot police. — ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026 Perhaps the most important conversations, however, happened far from the conference halls. — Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026 Food halls have become a choice replacement for space left behind by defunct big-box stores or even bank branches. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Manchester, England — Stepping inside the plush halls of Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium before Wednesday’s Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain felt a bit like walking into an alternative universe. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

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Noun

People continue using the hallways, parking areas, and amenities, while employees continue cleaning and making repairs.

— Emma Clapp, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Now, as more schools like Central Middle station officers in their hallways, educators can turn to law enforcement when students are disobedient, even if the children are young or pose minimal threat.

— Kristian Hernández, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of hallways

Noun

Oak Ridge National Laboratory is designing solid-state power substations; ARPA-E is funding research into converters for high-voltage DC corridors.

— Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Restaurants, grocery stores and shops depend on deliveries, yet too many commercial corridors lack adequate loading zones.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of corridors

Noun

But many agreements need to be ratified in each country, leaving them at the mercy of domestic lobbies, from farmers to automakers, which seek to protect their markets at the expense of the continent’s collective interest.

— Claas Mertens, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
Restaurants in hotel lobbies often fit into one of two buckets—hit or miss—and The Tusk Bar at the Evelyn Hotel is most definitely the former.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of lobbies

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Not only mansions but also apartment buildings are subject to the tax, which developers say makes new projects financially unfeasible and has slowed down apartment construction.

— Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
In January 2025, the Palisades Fire — fanned by Santa Ana winds — ripped through a hillside Los Angeles neighborhood, killing 12 people and destroying mansions with spectacular ocean views.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of mansions

Noun

Construction has already begun on the new district, named the Water Gardens, which will include two hotels and residential and office towers, and is set for completion before the end of 2028.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
But opponents have argued that other forms of infrastructure such as drones or surveillance towers are just as effective and a lot less expensive than the wall plans.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of towers

Noun

Eight venues are interconnected by hidden passageways, secret entrances, and whimsical performances.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
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