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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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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
Bright Reds or Oranges Amy Peltier is all about weaving color into her projects, but the Fairfax, Virginia, founder of Peltier Interiors finds certain shades to be too intense for hallways.
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Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
Early rooms are usually the same and somewhat simple — hallways, bedrooms, and puzzle parlors — but the closer the player gets up the rungs of the grid toward the antechamber, the higher the rank of each room gets, with more complex options (and solutions) presenting themselves.
—Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2025
Black-and-white photographs of Audrey Hepburn, Brigitte Bardot, and other movie stars decorate the hallways between cabins.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 10 Apr. 2025
Several police officers heard the gunfire ringing out and made their way through hallways on either side of the lobby toward Laprise, according to court documents.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2025
Volunteer fathers patrol hallways as part of Dads on Duty.
—Jackie Valley, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2025
Finch could not sit at the table in the back hallways of Fiserv Forum and validate the question.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
While this piece is ideal for organizing bathrooms, shoppers also use it to create more functional storage in hallways and entryways.
—Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Earlier this week, the administration pulled down photographs of children and families from the agency’s hallways.
—Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2025
Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
Early rooms are usually the same and somewhat simple — hallways, bedrooms, and puzzle parlors — but the closer the player gets up the rungs of the grid toward the antechamber, the higher the rank of each room gets, with more complex options (and solutions) presenting themselves.
—Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2025
Black-and-white photographs of Audrey Hepburn, Brigitte Bardot, and other movie stars decorate the hallways between cabins.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 10 Apr. 2025
Several police officers heard the gunfire ringing out and made their way through hallways on either side of the lobby toward Laprise, according to court documents.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2025
Volunteer fathers patrol hallways as part of Dads on Duty.
—Jackie Valley, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2025
Finch could not sit at the table in the back hallways of Fiserv Forum and validate the question.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
While this piece is ideal for organizing bathrooms, shoppers also use it to create more functional storage in hallways and entryways.
—Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Earlier this week, the administration pulled down photographs of children and families from the agency’s hallways.
—Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallways
Noun
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River corridors can provide safe passage between them, but most of them, save for a trickle in the San Pedro, farther east, have essentially dried up.—
Brandon Loomis,
The Arizona Republic,
23 Dec. 2024
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Snow and ice conditions are expected to continue throughout Monday along the I-90 and I-94 corridors, impacting travelers from Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin.—
Max Golembo,
ABC News,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Specific coffee shops, running clubs or hotel lobbies.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The converter must do that in order to prepare to reconfigure utilities, building systems, and demising walls--and often elevators and lobbies--in the entire building to accommodate a residential change of use.—
Joshua Stein,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Episode 2, set at Jamie’s school just a few days after the incident, thrives in the chaos of innumerable moving pieces as kids push through crowded passageways, cram inside cacophonous classrooms, and even parade out to the playground during an unexpected fire drill.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
13 Mar. 2025
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Local residents dug them by hand out of the terrain’s red basaltic soil, resulting in an approximately 6,000-foot-long network of rooms and passageways that existed on three subterranean levels, ranging from 33 to 75 feet below ground.—
Laura Kiniry,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The concourses are connected post-security.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
The Indianapolis Star,
16 Dec. 2024
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This includes all fixtures and finishes throughout the main terminal, baggage claim area, transportation tunnel, concourses and restrooms, which will also be getting their pipes replaced.—
Aaron Valdez,
The Enquirer,
15 Dec. 2024
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The goats have been one of the most baffling mysteries to haunt the halls of Lumon and have confused fans since season 1.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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On March 21, NYC rappers Sheff G and Sleepy Hallow will take over the halls of The Academy Charter High School in Uniondale for the latest installment of Principal For A Day.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Hallways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallways. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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