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Recent Examples of passageways
Local residents dug them by hand out of the terrain’s red basaltic soil, resulting in an approximately 6,000-foot-long network of rooms and passageways that existed on three subterranean levels, ranging from 33 to 75 feet below ground.
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Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
Episode 2, set at Jamie’s school just a few days after the incident, thrives in the chaos of innumerable moving pieces as kids push through crowded passageways, cram inside cacophonous classrooms, and even parade out to the playground during an unexpected fire drill.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2025
Melting ice is opening maritime passageways in the Arctic, and shipping in the region, already on the rise, will only ramp up further as the world warms.
—Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
Now, nestled among its arched passageways, are a number of tony beauty haunts, too.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
The imaging revealed cavities and passageways positioned just a foot or two below the ground.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Jan. 2025
One of the most prominent rumors surrounding the over 575-year-old fortress has long been the existence of secret passageways beneath the grounds originally hinted at by Leonardo da Vinci.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025
Over time, new buildings kept attaching to others like barnacles, so façades had second careers as interior walls, windows turned into hallways, and passageways became bathrooms.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2024
While exploring the cool caverns and passageways below the surface of the Earth, guests learn about the geology, history, and wildlife of the caves (the latter includes the rare ghost shrimp).
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
Episode 2, set at Jamie’s school just a few days after the incident, thrives in the chaos of innumerable moving pieces as kids push through crowded passageways, cram inside cacophonous classrooms, and even parade out to the playground during an unexpected fire drill.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2025
Melting ice is opening maritime passageways in the Arctic, and shipping in the region, already on the rise, will only ramp up further as the world warms.
—Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
Now, nestled among its arched passageways, are a number of tony beauty haunts, too.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
The imaging revealed cavities and passageways positioned just a foot or two below the ground.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Jan. 2025
One of the most prominent rumors surrounding the over 575-year-old fortress has long been the existence of secret passageways beneath the grounds originally hinted at by Leonardo da Vinci.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025
Over time, new buildings kept attaching to others like barnacles, so façades had second careers as interior walls, windows turned into hallways, and passageways became bathrooms.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2024
While exploring the cool caverns and passageways below the surface of the Earth, guests learn about the geology, history, and wildlife of the caves (the latter includes the rare ghost shrimp).
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passageways
Noun
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Snow and ice conditions are expected to continue throughout Monday along the I-90 and I-94 corridors, impacting travelers from Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin.—
Max Golembo,
ABC News,
23 Dec. 2024
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Spanning 47,000 square feet, each building has been individually renovated and is interconnected by a spider’s web of corridors, stairs and lifts.—
Heather Farmbrough,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Bright Reds or Oranges Amy Peltier is all about weaving color into her projects, but the Fairfax, Virginia, founder of Peltier Interiors finds certain shades to be too intense for hallways.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2025
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Early rooms are usually the same and somewhat simple — hallways, bedrooms, and puzzle parlors — but the closer the player gets up the rungs of the grid toward the antechamber, the higher the rank of each room gets, with more complex options (and solutions) presenting themselves.—
Diego Argüello,
Rolling Stone,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The concourses are connected post-security.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
The Indianapolis Star,
16 Dec. 2024
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This includes all fixtures and finishes throughout the main terminal, baggage claim area, transportation tunnel, concourses and restrooms, which will also be getting their pipes replaced.—
Aaron Valdez,
The Enquirer,
15 Dec. 2024
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“Passageways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passageways. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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