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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
The jury was repeatedly shown footage — first published in 2024 by CNN — of Combs violently beating his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, in a Los Angeles hotel hallway back in 2016.
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Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
There is nothing more disconcerting than seeing rolls of toilet paper bobbing down the hallway.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
Over the years, guests have reported hearing piano music coming from empty rooms or hallways, cold spots, doors that move by themselves, ghostly children, shadowy figures, and more.
—Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Choose a flat, open space like a track, gym floor, or quiet hallway and take short, deliberate steps.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
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Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
There is nothing more disconcerting than seeing rolls of toilet paper bobbing down the hallway.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
Over the years, guests have reported hearing piano music coming from empty rooms or hallways, cold spots, doors that move by themselves, ghostly children, shadowy figures, and more.
—Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Choose a flat, open space like a track, gym floor, or quiet hallway and take short, deliberate steps.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallway
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In Iowa, the fog was impacting busy travel corridors throughout the central part of the state, including I-35 and parts of I-80, as well as Highways 20, 30, 34, and 169.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Having served on the council since 2015, Guerra has focused on pedestrian safety, business corridors within his district and public parks.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Accompanying the film screenings around the world, cinema foyers carried installations and themed message walls, and also offered dancefloors and gathering spaces for BTS fans to come together.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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Other highlights include a private elevator landing and foyer that lead to a living room and dining area separated by a two-way limestone fireplace and lined with French doors opening to a southern terrace overlooking the city and Hudson River.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
23 Oct. 2025
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The subterranean passageway shown to her by a residence staffer provided some relief.—
Darlene Superville,
Denver Post,
26 Oct. 2025
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The oil made her body slippery, allowing rescuers to pull her out of the passageway by working in reverse and undoing all the contortions that trapped her.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The theater is set to include wider seats and more legroom than the average West End theater, as well as bar space at every level, four exclusive premium lounges and private seating boxes, high-speed elevators and 1,600 square meters of lobby space with views of the London skyline.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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For now, the Chamber’s legal challenge represents one of the most direct confrontations between the nation’s largest business lobby and a Republican administration over immigration policy in decades.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Halloween-style costumes may not to be worn upon entry and in concourses, but will be permitted when guest is in seat.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Penguins have a beautiful Hall of Fame exhibit on the main concourse, and the ownership put a considerable amount of money into it.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Six months after a high-profile arrest and indictment of a judge at the Milwaukee County Courthouse complex, the county's chief judge has yet to issue a formal policy about what leeway federal immigration agents have to operate in the county's halls of justice.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Fans still leave baseballs at the tombstone of New York Yankees hall of famer Joe DiMaggio at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, more than 25 years after his death.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Hallway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallway. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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