hallways

noun

plural of hallway
1
as in corridors
a typically long narrow way connecting parts of a building the hallway between the bedroom and bathroom was strewn with toys

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2
as in lobbies
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 hallways The impact of hospital boarding Moore said patients are often found in hallways because there is not enough space due to boarding issues. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026 But in a more personal sense, autumn evokes a nostalgia for back to school shopping and styling outfits as if the hallways were a catwalk. — Tessa Petak, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026 Respondents crowded the hallways and the inside of courtrooms. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2026 In the hallways at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 20-year-old Emily Whitehead is a celebrity. — Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 The interior areas and hallways of four classroom wings at Argonaut Elementary School were all repainted, Redwood Middle School got a massive tech and safety upgrade with brand-new keycard access systems installed on more than 130 doors. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026 Overflowing trash bins, dirty hallways, or room service trays left outside guest rooms for hours—or even days—can say a lot about how a property is run. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2026 The hallways are dressed in leafy wallpaper, and the bathroom’s green-and-cream checkerboard tiling feels like it was pulled right out of the Mackenzie-Childs catalogue. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 10 Aug. 2026 Bookstores needed a similar rehaul and every bit of Nike branding – on office, arena and stadium walls and hallways – had to be swapped in a no-swoosh left behind conversion to three stripes. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallways
  1. corridors
  2. lobbies
  3. passageways
  4. foyers
  5. halls
Noun
  • Check out Bath’s Artisan Quarter for independent boutiques selling everything from vintage clothes to designer homewares, or dip into Milsom Place’s characterful corridors and courtyards for higher-end retail.
    — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Office buildings and retail corridors emptied out, while San Francisco became emblematic of the challenges facing post-pandemic cities, such as an increase in street homelessness and a surge in petty crime.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of corridors
Noun
  • In upscale hotels in Karbala, a city some 55 miles south of Baghdad, wealthier Iranians dressed in black fill the lobbies.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026
  • El-Sayed was referring to the more than $60 million that was spent in support of Stevens from lobbies including the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), as well as the strong support for Stevens from establishment Democrats.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of lobbies
Noun
  • While PennDOT already has created over 30 wildlife crossings, the establishment of the new cohesive group of state agency stakeholders is likely to accelerate building the safe animal passageways and reverse the high collision rate with motorists.
    — Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Grand Victorians, generous prewars, scalloped trims, curved passageways, impossibly high ceilings, and hardwood floors for days.
    — Nora DeLigter, Curbed, 24 July 2026
Definition of passageways
Noun
  • All of the Regent’s 167 rooms and suites come standard with entry foyers and separate living areas.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Too much architecture — too many foyers, signs, cafés, screens, glossy surfaces, bright colors, and walls — could ruin the raw, funky feel of the place.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of foyers
Noun
  • The cello is an instrument most often associated with concert halls, orchestras and chamber music.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026
  • My fellow guests are largely Lycra-clad and yoga-ready or wearing the resort’s fluffy robes to wander its halls, and more than half will return for a repeat visit within 18 months, one of the staffers tells me.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2026
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