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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
Hitler’s architect, Albert Speer, designed the massive new Reich Chancellery, which extended over multiple city blocks in Berlin and had a hallway twice as long as the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles.
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Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Mess easily builds up in entryways and hallways, so grab this console table to keep things organized.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
Burvee, a bookkeeper for 45 years at Olathe’s Wolf Creek Golf Club, grabbed her dog and huddled in the hallway.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
Reboulet has walked the hotel's hallways hundreds of times.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Mess easily builds up in entryways and hallways, so grab this console table to keep things organized.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
Burvee, a bookkeeper for 45 years at Olathe’s Wolf Creek Golf Club, grabbed her dog and huddled in the hallway.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
Reboulet has walked the hotel's hallways hundreds of times.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallway
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As the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked, Syria offers itself as an alternative export corridor, trucking oil through its territory to European markets via its Baniyas port.—
Abby Sewell,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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In the past three years, more of these coffee shops have started to open along the Route 59 corridor, many of them chains that originated in other cities.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The suspect then emerged onto the terrace level — the same level as the foyer leading to the event's red carpet — just yards from a primary access point to the ballroom where the high-profile dinner was underway.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The main level includes a grand foyer, according to its listing, with a curved staircase, a front parlor with pocket doors, a formal dining room and a renovated kitchen with soapstone counters, wine fridge and a sitting area with a warming stove.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
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Trump this week floated a new plan to reopen the critical passageway used by America’s Gulf allies to export their oil and gas.—
Toqa Ezzidin,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Restrictions on tanker traffic in this narrow passageway are largely to blame for levitating oil prices and the other economic reverberations being felt around the globe.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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In past years, that has created openings for disruptions in the lobby and other public spaces, including protests in which security moved to remove guests who unfurled banners or staged demonstrations.—
Bridget Byrne,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Apr. 2026
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Celebrity chef Tom Colicchio oversees The Bar Room and Temple Court restaurant on the lobby level.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
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The signs shout at us from sidewalks and from the concourses of shopping malls.—
Stephanie Hughes,
Bloomberg,
21 Apr. 2026
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Just as the massive crane and sprawling construction equipment dominating the stadium concourse were impossible to miss, so too were Charlotte’s quarterbacks, unmistakable in their red practice jerseys.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2026
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Some bargain hunters poked around, while a handful of old-timers walked the halls for exercise.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The night ended with singing from Lido Pimienta, accompanied by a ferocious percussion and some nifty use of a delay pedal which made her voice echo and twist around in the main hall.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
1 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Hallway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallway. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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