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as in hallways
the entrance room of a building
the dinner guests hung their coats in the hall
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as in corridors
a typically long narrow way connecting parts of a building
the bedroom is at the end of the hall
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as in auditoriums
a large room or building for enclosed public gatherings
the concert hall was full
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as in lobbies
a centrally located room in a building that serves as a gathering or waiting area or as a passageway into the interior
from the main hall of the museum, turn left to see the ancient pottery collection and turn right to see the mummies
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as in mansions
a large impressive residence
Lord Plentiworth has opened his family's hereditary home, Richley Hall, to visitors on Tuesdays
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as in towers
a large, magnificent, or massive building
on your right, you will see Parliament Hall, a splendid example of Georgian architecture
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Recent Examples of halls
The result is an intimate offering of access to heritage maisons and avant-garde craftsmen beyond the frenetic halls of Watches & Wonders, the world’s largest trade show.
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Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
Kibbe is adept in the art of soft power, rallying the likes of H&M Group, ThredUp, Reformation, USAgain and Vestiaire Collective to campaign for textile resale, reuse and recycling in the halls of Capitol Hill.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
Once its eight data halls are complete, this complex will host as many as 400,000 Nvidia GPUs.
—Andrew Schaap, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Museum collections can become so vast and encompassing that eventually, the most interesting treasures are buried within their halls and boxes.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Albuquerque and Santa Fe boast diverse culinary scenes, from traditional New Mexican cuisine to modern food halls and craft cocktail bars.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
After checking in, tour the lobby and halls to soak up some of that history.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Along with their businesses, communities lost newspapers, fraternal halls, and churches that those profits had helped sustain.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
The ruling gave its stock a healthy boost this week and made possible many Tech Bro fist-bumps in the halls of not just Google but every other Silicon Valley internet headquarters.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
Kibbe is adept in the art of soft power, rallying the likes of H&M Group, ThredUp, Reformation, USAgain and Vestiaire Collective to campaign for textile resale, reuse and recycling in the halls of Capitol Hill.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
Once its eight data halls are complete, this complex will host as many as 400,000 Nvidia GPUs.
—Andrew Schaap, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Museum collections can become so vast and encompassing that eventually, the most interesting treasures are buried within their halls and boxes.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Albuquerque and Santa Fe boast diverse culinary scenes, from traditional New Mexican cuisine to modern food halls and craft cocktail bars.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
After checking in, tour the lobby and halls to soak up some of that history.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Along with their businesses, communities lost newspapers, fraternal halls, and churches that those profits had helped sustain.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
The ruling gave its stock a healthy boost this week and made possible many Tech Bro fist-bumps in the halls of not just Google but every other Silicon Valley internet headquarters.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for halls
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They aren't located in classrooms, dorm room hallways or other more private spaces on campus.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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His entire identity is woven into its hallways and kitchens, and the news that an Argentine mogul — played with ironic detachment by Solnicki himself — intends to purchase the hotel and demolish it to make way for a new architectural venture is treated as nothing less than an existential threat.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
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The area has around 350 businesses along five commercial corridors.—
Rick Barrett,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Residents in several nearby corridors along Highways 108 and 120 were also ordered to evacuate.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The film also gets a revenue boost from playing Imax and premium large-format auditoriums.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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The theater was squarely in the exhibition vanguard then, designed and equipped as a boutique-size 750-seat alternative to the massive Balaban & Katz auditoriums of the day (the Chicago Theatre was the flagship).—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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Walking through lobbies, corridors, public areas (even outside), the art becomes part of the journey, a moment to pause, notice and discover something about yourself.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Twenty-first-century indie shaped the identities of many Millennials, but it’s now often talked about with pitying nostalgia—as the bygone style of hipsters with handlebar mustaches pretending to be countercultural while making easy-listening music for hotel lobbies.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
29 Aug. 2025
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While the frequent visits from Portuguese, Dutch, British and Indian peoples is reflected in the various churches, Hindu temples, colonial mansions, Buddhist stupas the food has been heavily impacted.—
Alissa Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Instead of dreary Danish castles, the action unfolds in boardrooms, mansions and wedding halls in contemporary London and the verse is delivered by a primarily South Asian cast.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images A total of 2,977 people were killed on 9/11, including 2,606 in New York at the towers, 125 at the Pentagon, and 246 passengers and crew aboard the four planes.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Imagine stacking three Eiffel towers on top of each other, and then adding a 40-story building.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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Thankfully, Marshall is shot through the window of Charles’ apartment by Jan, who had escaped prison and been living in the secret passageways of the Arconia.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The front hall soars dramatically to the top of the second floor while arched passageways lead to the formal living and dining rooms and to the large family room.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
17 Aug. 2025
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Last summer, however, Dylan signed onto Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival, a big tour that exclusively hits amphitheaters that seat up upward of 20,000 people.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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Following the album’s release, Parcels will head out for a 12-city North American trek of arenas and amphitheaters — the act’s biggest in the territory to date.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Halls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halls. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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