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as in foyer
the entrance room of a building
visitors to the Georgian mansion are received in a handsomely proportioned hallway featuring an open staircase
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Recent Examples of hallway
Officers investigating a dead body found in the hallway of a Missouri home were approached by a woman with face injuries who said she was attacked at the same residence, police said.
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Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2025
Ventura wrapped her testimony nearly a year to the day after CNN published security footage of Combs brutalizing her in a hotel hallway in 2016.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025
Don’t set up shop in the hallway or in a bedroom attached to the only bathroom in the house.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Chairs were stuck in every crevice of the room, and, when they were filled, people lined up in the hallway and leaned against the walls, overflowing into the entryway.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 27 May 2025
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Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2025
Ventura wrapped her testimony nearly a year to the day after CNN published security footage of Combs brutalizing her in a hotel hallway in 2016.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025
Don’t set up shop in the hallway or in a bedroom attached to the only bathroom in the house.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Chairs were stuck in every crevice of the room, and, when they were filled, people lined up in the hallway and leaned against the walls, overflowing into the entryway.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallway
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Phoenix has opened a major expansion of its Valley Metro Rail system after an inauguration on Saturday The South Central Extension and Downtown Hub adds nearly five miles of new track and eight new stations, linking downtown Phoenix with the city's south-central corridor.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
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Here are a half dozen books worth the trip back into the classrooms and corridors of high school.—
Miriam Gershow
June 9,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
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It is located off the front entry foyer, which also provides direct access to a powder room.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
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In Lake Forest, Thuney’s new house has four full bathrooms, two half baths, a grand two-story foyer, an open floor plan, limestone floors, a family room with a fireplace and a kitchen with stainless steel appliances, a wet bar and an island with a breakfast bar.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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More impressive millwork defines the passageways to the formal dining and living rooms.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2025
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The firm made the home’s chimneys, pane windows, and gabled slate roofs part of the design’s focus — in concert with other homes in the area — but added a twist to the classic style: The residence is three separate spaces connected by glass passageways.—
Shannon Carroll,
Quartz,
7 Apr. 2025
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As first reported by Politico Thursday, Housing for All, a super PAC funded by one of the city’s largest landlord lobbies, is plunking down $2.5 million on airing ads boosting Cuomo’s run.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2025
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The setting, a former Hilton Honors lounge west of the hotel’s lobby, has room for ten at the sushi counter and a few dozen more scattered among tables.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
5 June 2025
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There’s a kids’ playground in the right field concourse, but other than that, not much pre-game entertainment.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2025
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Friday afternoon at Jackie Robinson Stadium was different — from the energy on the concourse to the noise from the dugouts and ultimately, the power from the Bruins’ bats.—
Benjamin Royer,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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Particularly cunning or politically convenient women have infrequently maneuvered into the halls of power, but these female monarchs have served mostly as short detours during times when a male crown prince was either too young or too weak to stand on his own.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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His songs lifted countless lives and his legacy will forever echo in the halls of gospel music.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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“Hallway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallway. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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