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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
On the floor in the hallway and the stairs.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026
The employee attempted to retreat down the hallway, where Dominguez Gavilan allegedly shoved him into a glass display case, the summary said.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
The next day Ada fell down the stairs and broke her wrist on the stone paving of the hallway.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
In its aftermath, Naylah darted through the hallway with a pair of white pom-poms.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026
The employee attempted to retreat down the hallway, where Dominguez Gavilan allegedly shoved him into a glass display case, the summary said.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
The next day Ada fell down the stairs and broke her wrist on the stone paving of the hallway.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
In its aftermath, Naylah darted through the hallway with a pair of white pom-poms.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallway
Noun
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So most of the open space in the West Bank, the main highways and corridors, and, of course, many of the settlements, have remained under complete Israeli administration.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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New York’s green spaces, park corridors and fragmented habitats support a surprising diversity of species, and red foxes have carved out niches in these urban and suburban landscapes.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The large foyer easily works as a study, and the open kitchen flows into a living-dining area with oversize windows and hardwood floors.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
16 Mar. 2026
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Sometimes this leads to more experimental installations, like Patrick Marold building a circular forest of 40-foot-tall pines in the main gallery, or Sue Oehme stringing up hundreds of rainbow monotypes in the foyer.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key passageway for a fifth of the world’s oil shipments, spiked oil prices past the key $100 per barrel level.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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The passageway from track 5 to 21 is officially called the West End Concourse, but some call it TikTok Hall.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
12 Mar. 2026
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In true festival style, and much to the discombobulation of Dot and Betty, this interview with Kwapis and the Wiggin sisters took place in the lobby of a very busy hotel on the day of We Are the Shaggs’ world premiere at SXSW.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2026
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But for all the nearby attractions, the lobby at the Ace may feel most like the place to be.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Mar. 2026
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Even in the concourse, the energy stayed alive.—
Noah Gulley,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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For many dancers, the concourse has become a third space to practice their moves.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Even in the hall-of-mirrors world of a movie set, Jima managed to capture something real.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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An American Legion hall that has withstood many a coastal storm mysteriously collapsed as a volatile cold front crossed North Carolina, and the National Weather Service is trying to pinpoint a cause.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Hallway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallway. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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