Definition of corridornext
1
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 This is yet another welcome addition to the Brookhurst corridor, already dense with Vietnamese and Japanese dining options, and continues to evolve into one of the area’s most compelling dining stretches. Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026 Disney Animation has long dominated the Thanksgiving holiday corridor. Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026 Dinner along the Division Street corridor is one of Portland’s best food scenes. Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026 For dinner, make your way to the Division Street corridor, one of Portland’s best food scenes. Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for corridor
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  • Although United want to add two midfielders, doing both at a price point in the £70m-plus region — echoing their three big signings last summer — might be beyond their finances this time round, given the further squad strengthening required.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • This warns of just how much hotter water temperatures could get in this region during the coming weeks and months.
    Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
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  • In one hallway, Henraux presents three slabs of unfinished marble.
    Marianna Cerini, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Whispers in the hallway indicated no more seats would be added ahead of the meeting to accommodate those who stood outside.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
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  • McKellen was hospitalized for three days with a fractured wrist and neck injury following the fall on June 17, 2024, leaving him unable to return to the London run of Player Kings.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Police said a 16-year-old boy was shot in the neck and took himself to the University of Chicago Hospital where he is listed in critical condition.
    CBS News, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
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  • The Khuran Strait is a narrower passageway that runs north of the Strait of Hormuz.
    Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
  • If the critical passageway for 20% of global oil shipments doesn’t reopen by mid-April, the average national gas price could top $5, JPMorgan Chase predicted this week.
    Jessica Bryant, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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  • Others turn to commercial renewable energy leases as both an alternative income stream and a way to put fallow land to work.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Then enjoy the rest of it on land, learning about native plants and animals at the Gulf State Park Nature Center and building towering sand castles with private lessons through Sand Castle University.
    Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 17 Apr. 2026
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  • One is located near CT River Landing and the other in the new gates 18-20 concourse.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
  • In the video, a group of at least six men, who were seated on the upper concourse, seem to make the Nazi salute as fans celebrate a Stars goal.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026

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“Corridor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/corridor. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.

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