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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
Additional Blink camera footage provided by residents similarly shows the suspect partially clothed or nude in common hallways, the sheriff's office said.
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Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 2 Feb. 2026
In that same Nashville hallway, moments after the Senators’ loss to Nashville, young forward Stephen Halliday met the media.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
They can be installed in the hallways and in the bedrooms.
—Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 1 Feb. 2026
The bailiff told her the two men were later in the hallway, crying with relief.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
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Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 2 Feb. 2026
In that same Nashville hallway, moments after the Senators’ loss to Nashville, young forward Stephen Halliday met the media.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
They can be installed in the hallways and in the bedrooms.
—Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 1 Feb. 2026
The bailiff told her the two men were later in the hallway, crying with relief.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallway
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There’s unlikely to be much appetite in the country or elsewhere in the region for an overhaul – especially as China and Brazil are planning a railway corridor linking the country, and its exports like soybeans and iron ore, to the Peruvian port.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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In addition to screenings at the crossing, Palestinians leaving and returning will be screened by Israel in the adjacent corridor, which remains under Israeli military control.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Steps from the foyer, an office could be converted into a multi-purpose room, but currently includes a substantial desk, shelves, and storage.—
Des Moines Register,
Des Moines Register,
26 Jan. 2026
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Upon entering the foyer, I was greeted by a growling animatronic Chewbacca, playfully adorned with a Christmas hat for the holiday season.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2026
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Thought of as the graffiti of its time, the inscriptions also included stories about daily life, sporting events, passions and insults, carved into a passageway that connected Pompeii's theater district to one of its main roads.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Narrow, winding streets and passageways lead up to the centuries-old Eglise Saint-Sauveur for sweeping views of the rugged valley.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Jan. 2026
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In the lobby-level Botaniq Cocktail Lab, mixologists serve artisanal cocktails inspired by herbs and plants native to the Azores.—
Gisela Williams,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 2026
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The resort began a three-year renovation in 2016, remodeling all of its rooms, lobby, and complex and building a new three-story spa and 4,600-square-foot standalone fitness facility, which opened in 2018.—
Lizbeth Scordo,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Jan. 2026
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On a crowded concourse in the middle of a Saturday morning two months before the start of the season, fans are chugging beers, scarfing Dodger dogs, and even doing a line dance.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Those included construction of 9,000 workforce and affordable housing units; opening the South Miami-Dade rapid-transit line approved under the previous mayor, Carlos Gimenez; and launching construction of Miami International Airport’s first new concourse in decades.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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Buddhist Symbolism And Pop-Culture Surprises Even the walk to the temple’s main hall, surrounded by a watery moat, is a mythical spectacle.—
Vicky Smith,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Peyton Manning’s a hall of famer, Super Bowl champion.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Hallway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallway. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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