Definition of gallerynext
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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 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 Work is currently concentrated on four bays, before moving to the rest of the gallery. Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 June 2026 The main galleries sector at the fair will include international heavyweights including New York’s Pace Gallery, London’s Sadie Coles HQ, and Tokyo’s TARO NASU, KOTARO NUKAGA, and A Lighthouse called Kanata. News Desk, Artforum, 26 June 2026 View gallery - 3 images IBM has developed the blueprint for producing a processor using sub-1-nanometer (nm) chip technology, outdoing its own efforts to increase efficiency and processing power with 2-nm tech from a few years ago. Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 June 2026 Both Alcock and Powell have posted Instagram galleries of their recent trips — from Milan to Tuscany and other areas of Italy and Lisbon, Portugal. Makena Gera, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for gallery
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Noun
  • The museum chose to participate in this nationwide celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States because of the direct family connection between Lewis Moulton and Brig.
    Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 21 June 2026
  • There’s a waterpark, bowling, axe throwing, an antique car museum, an art museum with over 1000 pieces, art studios with classes, outdoor sculpture gardens, formal gardens, cigar lounge and more.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
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  • 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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  • While sitting on your porch or deck, a blast of air from a fan can help blow weak-flying mosquitoes away.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 23 June 2026
  • Rodney Gass said Shelton was sitting on her porch prior to the storm, and went inside shortly before the twister hit.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 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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  • Since the fighting choked off the strait, an average of fewer than ten vessels per day have transited the 21-mile passageway.
    Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
  • Ship traffic is increasing but questions remain about who controls the passageway.
    Munir Ahmed, Fortune, 24 June 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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“Gallery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallery. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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