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as in museum
a building or part of a building in which objects of interest are displayed visited an array of art galleries while on vacation

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as in hallway
a typically long narrow way connecting parts of a building the guest rooms in the east wing rooms open up onto a long windowed gallery

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as in verandah
Southern & Midland a covered structure adjoining an entrance to a building a big old house with a wraparound gallery just made for a line of rocking chairs

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Recent Examples of gallery Nine galleries are debuting in this section, including New York’s 47 Canal and Lisbon’s Madragoa. News Desk, Artforum, 28 May 2025 Today, that artistic spirit lives on at the region’s many galleries, such as Studio Tramuntana and Secret Mill. Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 28 May 2025 The city’s top restaurants, art galleries, and outdoor activities can also be reached from the hotel by car in less than 15 minutes. Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2025 Hadid ended the gallery with photos of herself breaking a sweat on the treadmill and enjoying a late-night slice of pizza on the plane ride home. Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for gallery
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Noun
  • The award-winning filmmaker captures the emotional and cultural landscapes of 12 African nations, offering an immersive journey into the museum’s new African Art galleries.
    Keyaira Boone, Essence, 30 May 2025
  • The murals that cover the walls of the museum’s second floor exhibit space will be on view through Oct. 26.
    Sharon Kennedy Wynne, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2025
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  • The immigration officers waited for hours in the hallways of the immigration court as the hearings took place, chit-chatting and cracking jokes among themselves.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
  • The mountain of allegations exploded into public view months after Ventura’s suit when surveillance footage was leaked to CNN showing her being savagely beaten by Combs in a hallway at the Intercontinental Hotel in Los Angeles in March 2016.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
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  • Having spent the early part of the QSI regime in conflict with UEFA over breaches of its financial fair play regulations, Al-Khelaifi now had one of the most powerful voices in European football’s corridors of power.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 30 May 2025
  • What Penn has long required is single vision to end its Balkanized corridors, patrolled by three separate police departments and cleaned by three separate maintenance crews (each knows where to stop based on the pattern of the floor tiles).
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025
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  • From the outside, Lyons’s house is a textbook Baltimore row home with a modest porch made for relaxing on a nice day or having a smoke while you people-watch.
    Lawrence Burney, Pitchfork, 28 May 2025
  • Adding reliable and durable seating to patios, porches, and backyards is the first step in making your outdoor space as inviting as possible.
    Ali Faccenda, People.com, 27 May 2025
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  • State environmental and transportation agencies are increasing their efforts to boost both motorist roadway safety and wildlife survival rates by using technology to build road structures for animal passageways.
    Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • Martin made use of the passageway between the kitchen and laundry room that Pupetta’s Uncle Vinny dug to easily move between wings to call on his girlfriend (and in Martin’s case, commit murder).
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 9 May 2025
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  • Clubs in England can serve alcohol on their stadiums’ concourses.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 31 May 2025
  • The clashes began in the second deck, then continued into the concourse below.
    Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025

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“Gallery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallery. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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