Thesaurus results for CORRIDORS

corridors

noun

plural of corridor

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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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 Moscow and Beijing last week have agreed to expand freight traffic along Arctic shipping corridors, increase services between their ports and deepen cooperation on building polar vessels. — Lee Ying Shan,matthew Tan, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026 Visitors explore vast corridors of metal racks filled with bentwood chairs, bicycles, and beyond. — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 New high-speed rail corridors are running parallel to the existing coastal lines. — Ningrong Liu, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 Then getting that energy to major cities means traversing some of the most pristine, spectacular natural corridors this nation has left, and particularly in the Southwest, rubbing up against the sacred lands of local tribal communities. — Sara Herschander, Vox, 22 Oct. 2026 One of the busiest corridors in Boise won’t run on Dunkin’ after all. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2026 Sent from pillar to post – to the bank’s Accounts, Payments and Claims treading dark puddled basement corridors and joining seemingly interminable lines. — John Hopewell, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026 Slated to open in 2028, the new reserve will secure thousands of acres of land, strengthening wildlife corridors and helping to protect an important waterway called the ! — Samantha Falewée, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026 Oak Ridge National Laboratory is designing solid-state power substations; ARPA-E is funding research into converters for high-voltage DC corridors. — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Leica still makes film cameras, including the MP and M-A, which have no digital parts.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Faheem Akram, 33, was arrested after a weekslong search involving raids across several parts of the country, a senior official at the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency, Atif Ameer, told reporters.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

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Thousands of musicians and music lovers flock to Chattanooga, filling up hotel rooms and hallways with impromptu jam sessions that last until the wee hours.

— Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2026
The floor plan is designed to feel less like a series of rooms connected by hallways and more like a continuous space that shifts between entertaining and private living.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026

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Russia's aerial attacks hit 12 regions of Ukraine overnight, killing at least four people and wounding scores of others, including five children, Zelenskyy said on social media Thursday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
The construction is transforming what was once a coastal defense zone into one of China’s most prosperous regions.

— Ningrong Liu, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of regions

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

Definition of passageways

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

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