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gallery

noun

ˈga-lə-rē How to pronounce gallery (audio)
Definition of gallerynext
1
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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2
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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3
as in porch
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 The 2026 edition will see 32 galleries participate in the fair for the first time. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 21 Sep. 2026 Beneath the galleries, people are sitting at tables and chairs scattered across the plazas. — Sam Lubell, Curbed, 21 Sep. 2026 Awartani and Aliahmad, sitting in the front row of the courtroom gallery, smiled and hugged people around them. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026 There's even a science fiction gallery, while others focus on artists such as Banksy and Frida Kahlo. — Rakesh Agrawal, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gallery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gallery
  1. museum
  2. hallway
  3. porch
  4. corridor
  5. passageway
  6. concourse
Noun
  • Ascending the museum’s spiral from the ground floor, the unnamed agent’s recollections unfold in forty-two chronological chapters illustrated with photographic, video, and sculptural installations.
    — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Last year, London’s V&A museum staged a multi-roomed menagerie of the young queen’s clothes, shoes and bedroom furniture, as well as Canonero’s costumes and a collection of contemporary runway pieces that took inspiration from the Dauphine herself.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of museum
Noun
  • About a half hour later, Faulkner and Sumrall embraced in the locker room hallway, one of the head honcho’s many greetings.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Finally, at the end of the hallway – and indeed the end of the home – lies the Winslow's bedroom.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of hallway
Noun
  • Housed in a historic building with an inviting front porch, this is an excellent place to sip a cup of coffee or tea with a pastry.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Nootbar drove Mize's first pitch into the home-run porch in the right-field corner.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of porch
Noun
  • Any crabs that managed to survive and reach the school would wander through the corridors, the schoolyard, the flower beds, and even the classrooms.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The 7-mile (11-kilometer) segment is part of a 351-mile (565-kilometer) passenger rail corridor that links San Diego with Los Angeles County's huge port complex and San Luis Obispo.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of corridor
Noun
  • This arrangement, Brughmans said, illustrates one of the ways in which ancient Roman passageways have survived, with contemporary, larger paved roads running roughly along the old path.
    — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Begin at the Grand Bazaar, where more than 4,000 shops are packed in a labyrinth of vaulted passageways that have bustled with traders for over 500 years.
    — Vicki Power, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of passageway
Noun
  • The new facility will feature moving sidewalks, escalators and a central hub where the airport may eventually build a third concourse.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Players clear the field, and fans are encouraged to go to a safe place, such as the stadium concourse.
    — Chris Vagasky, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
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“Gallery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallery. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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