corridors

plural of corridor
1
as in parts
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 hallways
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 corridors Related Stories The bright corridors of RioMarket were also filled with enthusiastic industry experts and producers queuing up for sessions on burning issues like Artificial Intelligence and audience development through TikTok. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 Its inclusion in the corridors of power is characteristic of the 52-year-old executive, whom colleagues describe as committed, charismatic and down-to-earth. — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 The study showed buildings with uneven floors and deterioration in utility corridors for heating, cooling and plumbing lines. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026 In local government and law enforcement circles, the conversation around prostitution is often focused on infamous corridors such as Figueroa Street in South Los Angeles or Holt Boulevard in Pomona. — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 Antique 18th-century Swiss wooden ceilings were sourced and reassembled to fit the precise dimensions of the primary rooms, and corridors and guest rooms are lined with 19th-century pine mountain–style paneling. — Michael James Gardner, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2026 The 2nd District covers the downtown and commercial corridors of Main Street and the oldest sections of Roseville, including the the Hillcrest, Sierra Gardens, Cresthaven and Roseville Heights neighborhoods. — Nicole Buss october 8, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026 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 To support defense, France, Greece, and Italy in 2024 launched Operation Aspides, a naval mission to protect the EU’s interests in the Red Sea and surrounding trade corridors, including escorting commercial ships. — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2026
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Noun
  • Channels would connect different parts of the system, while the flexible fibers would regulate fluid movement and retain information.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Witnesses told South Korean media that the attacker appeared to have knives tied to both hands and stabbed people in different parts of the mall while moving up and down the floors on an escalator.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Thankfully, a lot of our properties have high-school hallways in them.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • People walk through the hallways at Equinix Data Center in Ashburn, Virginia, on May 9, 2024.
    — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Organizers expect more than 5,000 content players from Asia and further afield, representing 60 countries and regions.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Major Player Last year, BBC Studios teamed with CosmoBlue to distribute channels and launch a new general entertainment network across the Middle East and North Africa regions and Turkey.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Eight venues are interconnected by hidden passageways, secret entrances, and whimsical performances.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • The same boot that’s on the necks of Black American people is on the necks of people in the Congo, people in Palestine, people of the global majority.
    — Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The rest of the monster was then created digitally, with CG necks extending from the practical head.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Before another bottle lands in your cart, here’s what gynecologists actually say about the intimate skincare boom.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • But environmentalists are concerned about data centers developing on federal lands to skirt environmental protections and laws and circumvent permitting processes.
    — Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

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“Corridors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corridors. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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