Thesaurus results for CORRIDOR

corridor

noun

ˈkȯr-ə-dər

Definition of corridor

as in region

a broad geographical area the urban corridor along the state's eastern coast is considerably more liberal than the rural areas to the west

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as in hallway

a typically long narrow way connecting parts of a building the long, sterile corridors give the government building a forbidding air

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Recent Examples of corridor Her team is currently trying to map out the migration corridors of this endangered species. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The question has almost become a kind of identity crisis for the corridor. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026 The flooding devastated communities along the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river corridors, destroying homes, buildings and critical infrastructure and killing hundreds. — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Officials from California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Baja California launched a plan for a zero-emission truck corridor along Interstate 5 from Canada to Mexico. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for corridor

Recent Examples of Synonyms for corridor

Noun

These are the same regions impacted by Tropical Storm Arthur in June and Tropical Storm Bertha in July 2026.

— Cheryl McCloud, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
The main Russian targets were in the Kyiv and southern Odesa regions, the air force said in a statement.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of region

Noun

Overlapping conversations in Russian, Spanish, Romanian, Mandarin and Pashto — plus several others — bleed into the hallways in a cacophony reminiscent of an airport or embassy.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
There are also three runner lengths to use in a kitchen, bathroom or hallway.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of hallway

Noun

Canales told reporters postgame that Evans’ absence was related to a neck injury.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2026
The British do retain the order of the NYRA morning line by narrowly keeping Golden Tempo at 5-2 as the top favorite, with Renegade breathing down his neck at 10-3 and at one bookmaker at 16-5.

— Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of neck

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Israel may also prove to be a significant obstacle to Syria’s reemergence as a reliable passageway for trade.

— Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
The latest project proposal includes a wide, multistory passageway that would cross underneath the site, providing pedestrians along Sheridan with views of and access to Lake Michigan.

— Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of passageway

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Those payloads give crews a visible way to assess where training rockets land during live-fire exercises.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Instead, he’s spent August anxiously watching the orange skies from his house in the northern Nevada hills through two consecutive and adjacent wild-land fires, the Bug and Hawk Fires.

— Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026