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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
Some say his spurs are still jingling down the hallway, chasing after her.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
Groups of lawmakers have been huddling on the Senate floor and in hallways around the chamber working to craft a compromise to reopen government and extend the expiring health care tax credits and subsidies.
—Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
When the man arrived at the apartment building, he and the woman were met in the hallway by another man who wore a ski mask and carried a semi-automatic assault rifle with an extended magazine.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Gurneys were setup in hallways.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
Groups of lawmakers have been huddling on the Senate floor and in hallways around the chamber working to craft a compromise to reopen government and extend the expiring health care tax credits and subsidies.
—Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
When the man arrived at the apartment building, he and the woman were met in the hallway by another man who wore a ski mask and carried a semi-automatic assault rifle with an extended magazine.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Gurneys were setup in hallways.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallway
Noun
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The plan will allow for limited truck access in some areas for local deliveries, including the West Vernor and Springwells commercial corridors.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Maduro’s envoys have reportedly sought to revive older air and land corridors through Central America, working with Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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Before Potter signed a two-and-a-half-year contract to manage West Ham in January, a picture leaked online of him meeting their then technical director Tim Steidten in the foyer of a hotel.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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The motor court, which appears to float above the entrance to the subterranean garage, leads to the double-height foyer with ebony polished concrete floors and a floating staircase set against a wall of glass.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
26 Sep. 2025
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Traverse the narrow passageways of this haunted schoolhouse to try to escape from its killer faculty.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 Sep. 2025
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Backstage passageways behind the Main Street U.S.A. shops are typically opened during the Candlelight performances to ease congestion in the high-traffic area.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
23 Sep. 2025
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After the session, the three of us grabbed beers from a stand in the recording studio’s lobby.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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Rooftop pools, co-working lounges, bowling alleys, screening rooms, an on-site grocery, and a 24/7 attended lobby rival a five-star hotel.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
6 Oct. 2025
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Halloween-style may not to be worn upon entry and in concourses but will be permitted when guests are in seats.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The event takes place on Wednesday, October 8, at Rough Trade Below, which is on the concourse level of 30 Rockefeller Center, New York, NY 10112.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
1 Oct. 2025
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To one side, a dual-sided fireplace separates the formal living room and the study, while decorative wallpaper and hardwood flooring pop in the formal dining room across the hall.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
5 Oct. 2025
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My room was in one of the hotel’s newer wings, where old Dutch masterpieces from the Schörghuber family’s private collection adorned the halls.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Hallway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallway. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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