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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 Scott Randolph, a resident artist at the gallery, takes striking color images of his surroundings. Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025 See photo gallery: Photos show impact of Hurricane Erick after landfall along Mexico Pacific coast The activity was due in part to a large-scale climate pattern known as the Madden-Julian Oscillation, which is an eastward-moving disturbance of clouds, rainfall, winds, and pressure. Doyle Rice, USA Today, 22 June 2025 And for those who love factoids and timelines, the exhibit is full of them — so much information packed into two small galleries. Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025 The rainbow flag had humble beginnings: Thirty volunteers helped Baker hand-dye and stitch the first two in the top-floor attic gallery of the Gay Community Center in San Francisco. Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 21 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for gallery
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  • Mount Vernon -- the mansion, garden, distillery, tombs, museum, and splendid view -- is a few miles away, so why not start our birthday year with Washington (1732–1799), the father of our country, our ...
    Brian T. Allen, National Review, 5 July 2025
  • The museum, also called The Cuban, located in the heart of Miami, shows the prison cells and execution walls where communism’s empty promises led the island.
    Luka Ladan, New York Daily News, 5 July 2025
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  • In the central portion of the chateau, beneath the stately portraits hung on the walls, mostly empty hospital cots filled the hallways.
    Amy Sohn, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
  • That's the small mercy serious songs offer: not false hope, but a candle in the hallway, proof that someone else stayed up too.
    Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
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  • There is a small chance thunderstorms could push further west and reach the I-77 corridor, the weather service said.
    Abby Pender, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2025
  • The highest rain threat could be along the I-4 corridor again in the late afternoon and early evening.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2025
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  • The company now makes about 1,000 flags per day, with many destined for military funerals, government buildings and patriotic front porches nationwide.
    Olivianna Calmes, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2025
  • For parents looking to teach kids about local wildlife, or seniors enjoying the rhythms of nature from the porch, Beako™ offers a lens through which to see the world a little more clearly.
    Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 4 July 2025
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  • Nearly two decades since that interstate ramp was torn down, developers are trying to renew the neighborhood and make the passageway a pedestrian-friendly street, said 1820 Ventures managing partner Jeremy Stephenson.
    Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
  • This week’s advance followed optimism Iran would not close the crucial oil passageway of the Strait of Hormuz, according to Yardeni Research founder Ed Yardeni, as prices for international oil benchmark Brent crude tumbled 6% to $67 per barrel, a near two-week low.
    Derek Saul, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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  • Pachuca supporters maintained their spirits during the lengthy delay by singing songs inside the safer environs of the stadium concourse.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 19 June 2025
  • In addition, the concourse below was fenced off into a Galaxy-only area to further separate rival fans.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025

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“Gallery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallery. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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