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 The extensive renovation and design project will kick off this summer, and the galleries are expected to open in the fall of 2027. News Desk, Artforum, 3 Apr. 2026 The gallery below also has an inside-look at the giant Space Launch System rocket that propelled the Artemis II mission into space and the astronauts during prelaunch procedures. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026 His death was confirmed by Alexander Gray Associates, the gallery that represents him. Samantha Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026 In reality, four of its floors are devoted to extensions of the SANAA galleries, joined to them seamlessly through openings knocked into the older building’s cinderblock side wall. Fred A. Bernstein, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gallery
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Noun
  • The museum displays some 4,000 pieces of erotic art that owner Naomi Wilzig has collected over the years.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The material is already on-site, saving the museum shipping and insurance costs.
    Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
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  • Weeks later, McClung, a personal care assistant at the same school, was accused of carrying a 5-year-old student in a chokehold down a hallway, with her arm wrapped around his throat, according to the report.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
  • There were at least five deputies inside the bedroom and hallway near the bathroom, the footage shows.
    Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
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  • Nobody was hit, but sources tell KDKA a relative of Stephon Peake, the 28-year-old who was gunned down on a porch in Beaver Falls on Saturday night, may have been inside that building.
    Jennifer Borrasso, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The lobby itself channels an open veranda (a nod to Charleston’s plethora of breeze-catching porches), with gauzy drapes, silent ceiling fans, and even a hanging swing.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
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  • There is still some uncertainty about how well these storms will hold together overnight, but any that do could approach the I-35 corridor by early Sunday morning.
    CBS Texas Staff, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Imagine talking to neighbors about planting complementary flowers, turning an entire block into a connected corridor for hummingbirds and other pollinators.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
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  • If the critical passageway for 20% of global oil shipments doesn’t reopen by mid-April, the average national gas price could top $5, JPMorgan Chase predicted this week.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Just below them, however, was a Polymarket bet on the number of ships that would be allowed to pass through the critical oil passageway.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 9 Apr. 2026
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  • It was installed in the left‑field concourse last month, six years after the city of Dallas removed it from Love Field following the 2020 protests and national reckoning over racial injustice.
    Marissa Armas, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the stadium’s concourse, concession areas and restrooms will be drastically expanded.
    Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026

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“Gallery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallery. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.

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