hall

Definition of hallnext
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as in hallway
the entrance room of a building the dinner guests hung their coats in the hall

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as in corridor
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 lobby
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 tower
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 hall Flying straight from the merry Riverlands into the somber halls of Dragonstone is one hell of a comedown, but Daemon never struggles to access his dark side. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026 The layout is pretty ideal with a long gallery hall that offers a buffer between the bedrooms. Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 29 June 2026 Down the hall, a frontline finance team still works in the old way because access, training and incentives never arrived. Gleb Tsipursky, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026 At another section of the hospital, teens in hospital scrubs walked the quiet halls of the adolescent unit with their lunch trays. Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for hall
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hall
Noun
  • The El Cajon detective who edited the video said the man did that several times, lingering between the office hallway and the alley parking lot.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2026
  • Players can make choices — answer the call from Claire (Sink), go out into the hallway, try and get in touch with your superintendent to figure out what’s going on — and depending on those decisions, the game will play out differently.
    Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2026
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  • Traffic is expected to be impacted in Midtown Manhattan as the city initiates shuttle bus corridors and closed streets around Penn Station for fans going to MetLife Stadium, which FIFA calls New York New Jersey Stadium.
    Mark Prussin, CBS News, 27 June 2026
  • At the committee hearing Wednesday, the room overflowed with supporters who queued up in the room and outside in the corridor to make public comment and emphasize the importance of the bill.
    Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026
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  • Soccer fans packed the auditorium’s standing-room-only floor and filled its rows of seats.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
  • Instead of taking their seats in the historic auditorium, they are directed onto the stage, where 122 seats are configured for a playing area in the round.
    Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
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  • Delta has bid for and appears to be the likely winner for control of two gates, the ticketing lobby and support space previously controlled by Spirit Airlines at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
    Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 2 July 2026
  • On the opposite side of the lobby is SparkHouse, a private members club and creative hub for up-and-coming musicians and creatives.
    Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
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  • Property records obtained by the outlet show their four-bedroom, five-bathroom mansion in La La Land was listed on the rental market for $18K a month.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • The couple luxuriated in a 25-room mansion in Hartford, Connecticut, staffed by six servants.
    Ron Chernow, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
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  • In Laguna Beach, canopies — limited in size to 8 feet wide and 6 feet high — are only permitted in line with or behind lifeguard towers on Main Beach and the southernmost section of Aliso Beach.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • Last September a new museum opened in Miami’s oldest skyscraper, a Mediterranean Revival building from 1925 modeled after the majestic Giralda cathedral tower in Seville, Spain.
    Ada Ferrer, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
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  • Stepping into the double-height foyer, a grand staircase with wrought-iron detailing curves to the second floor.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 2 July 2026
  • The suite comprised a graceful foyer, a large, curved living and dining area, walk-in wardrobe and changing room, and a separate bedroom and bathroom.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026
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  • Walking the concourses at Lumen, the Pride branding was largely drowned out by a sea of Egyptian and Iranian flags.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
  • However, people were seen pouring through the gates and settling in the concourse to get cover from rain.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026

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“Hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hall. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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