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 However, those craving quiet may find the hustle and bustling a little disarming, despite the silence of the hallways. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 During a hold, students and staff are kept in their classrooms and hallways and common areas are kept clear while school officials and law enforcement investigate a potential threat. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026 Useful under cabinets, inside closets and in dark hallways where outlets are limited. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026 UCHealth also recommends removing clutter and cords and keeping hallways and bathrooms well lit. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026 Many targeted were rule-followers cornered by packs of ICE agents in narrow hallways while lawfully seeking asylum. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026 That has real consequences for how living rooms, hallways and home offices get styled — gallery walls of family photos, open shelving for ceramics and framed ephemera from meaningful trips will crowd out generic wall art. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026 According to the outlet, the fight later moved toward the hallways and the area outside of the elevator. — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026 Police said the school went into lockdown after officers saw students running down hallways and received reports that someone overheard a comment about a gun. — Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallways
  1. corridors
  2. lobbies
  3. passageways
  4. foyers
  5. halls
Noun
  • Displayed in rooms, corridors and public spaces are more than 2000 works by young Spanish artists curated by Paloma Fernández Iriondo.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Indiana sits near major population centers and transportation corridors.
    — Jeff Danielson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of corridors
Noun
  • The vice president then lobbies for his own shot at delivering a message to disillusioned voters.
    — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026
  • According to the Hope Foundation, which lobbies for greater gun control, more than 26,000 people have been killed in armed incidents, including by weapons other than guns, since 2014.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of lobbies
Noun
  • Overland routes and the Caspian Sea conspire against any attempt to hermetically seal Iran, even if the capacity of these passageways cannot compensate for the closing of naval routes and dwindling air links.
    — Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026
  • This arrangement, Brughmans said, illustrates one of the ways in which ancient Roman passageways have survived, with contemporary, larger paved roads running roughly along the old path.
    — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of passageways
Noun
  • During the episode, the two teams worked to transform the foyers and side rooms in their respective homes.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of foyers
Noun
  • Des Phemmes Salvo Rizza stepped up his game with a beautiful Des Phemmes collection presented in the frescoed halls of Palazzo Turati, now housing Istituto Marangoni’s Milan campus.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • However, there is an interlocking NY insignia on his plaque in the hallowed halls of Cooperstown.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
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“Hallways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallways. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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