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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
The center noted the importance of keeping ocelot travel corridors and overall habitat unfractured.
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Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
The ranges serve as important habitat corridors for species like the ocelot, jaguar and black bear, enabling them to move widely in search of food, mates and shelter.
—Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
The creation of industrial corridors and special economic zones has attracted significant foreign direct investment, transforming India into a global manufacturing hub.
—Pankaj Vasani, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
As Detroit grew, the city built tall, concrete buildings, industrial areas, commercial corridors, and roadways.
—Jennifer McDermott and Alexa St. John, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Sep. 2024
Its protagonists — Viet, played by Dao Duy Bao Dinh, and Nam, played by Pham Thanh Hai — are lovers whose relationship blooms in the underground corridors of a mine in northern Vietnam.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
The ranges serve as important habitat corridors for species like the ocelot, jaguar and black bear, enabling them to move widely in search of food, mates and shelter.
—Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
The creation of industrial corridors and special economic zones has attracted significant foreign direct investment, transforming India into a global manufacturing hub.
—Pankaj Vasani, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
As Detroit grew, the city built tall, concrete buildings, industrial areas, commercial corridors, and roadways.
—Jennifer McDermott and Alexa St. John, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Sep. 2024
Its protagonists — Viet, played by Dao Duy Bao Dinh, and Nam, played by Pham Thanh Hai — are lovers whose relationship blooms in the underground corridors of a mine in northern Vietnam.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corridors
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Folie à Deux is both overlong and empty, padded out with copious shots of characters walking down hallways or staring out of car windows.Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
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Think of it like a wall separating two hallways that lead to side-by-side rooms.GWEN ROCKWOOD The Rockwood Files, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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The report suggests the unit was reassigned to fend off Ukraine’s invasion of the Russian border regions and may be replaced with less capable Russian servicemen.Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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The area of showers and thunderstorms will likely move slowly, posing a rainfall risk in southern and central Florida next week, regions that are still reeling from Hurricane Helene.NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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But sometimes the crooked wall partially blocks one of the passageways.GWEN ROCKWOOD The Rockwood Files, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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This facial treatment device creates electro-passageways that allow skin care products to penetrate deeper and deliver more benefits.Kat Romero, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
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As one half of Zack and Cody on Disney's The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Dylan Sprouse was all over our TVs — and the halls of the Tipton Hotel — with his brother Cole as young actor.Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
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However, Hannah wasn’t done showing who her mom walked the halls of Beverly Hills High School with.Angel Saunders, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Corridors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corridors. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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