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as in museums
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 corridors
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 verandahs
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 galleries
Visitors can explore numerous art galleries at Tlaquepaque Arts & Shopping Village and the Sedona Arts Center.
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Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Known for its downtown art galleries and studios, the town of 4,770 residents is 10 miles north of Asheville and 134 miles northwest of Charlotte.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2025
Post-breakfast, peruse eclectic galleries and vintage shops like VARGA Gallery and Mystery Spot Antiques.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
The dedicated revitalization of neighborhoods such as the historic Third Ward and Lincoln Village has also kept visitors busy with specialty shops, galleries, and more creative businesses.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The Overture Center for the Arts, whose grand architecture blends a modern glass wing with original, early 20th-century facades, houses multiple performance spaces and galleries.
—Peter Cameron, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Her art has been shown at many galleries, including the Escondido Municipal Gallery, Coal Gallery in Carlsbad, Poway Center for the Performing Arts, Gallery 21 in Balboa Park’s Spanish Village and at Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
Cobblestone streets add extra charm to the Old Port district, filled with shops, restaurants, and galleries.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Vintage and antiques shops, boutiques, galleries, and a historic theater occupy more of the charming storefronts.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Known for its downtown art galleries and studios, the town of 4,770 residents is 10 miles north of Asheville and 134 miles northwest of Charlotte.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2025
Post-breakfast, peruse eclectic galleries and vintage shops like VARGA Gallery and Mystery Spot Antiques.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
The dedicated revitalization of neighborhoods such as the historic Third Ward and Lincoln Village has also kept visitors busy with specialty shops, galleries, and more creative businesses.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The Overture Center for the Arts, whose grand architecture blends a modern glass wing with original, early 20th-century facades, houses multiple performance spaces and galleries.
—Peter Cameron, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Her art has been shown at many galleries, including the Escondido Municipal Gallery, Coal Gallery in Carlsbad, Poway Center for the Performing Arts, Gallery 21 in Balboa Park’s Spanish Village and at Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
Cobblestone streets add extra charm to the Old Port district, filled with shops, restaurants, and galleries.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Vintage and antiques shops, boutiques, galleries, and a historic theater occupy more of the charming storefronts.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for galleries
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Some food-safety inspections were temporarily suspended, trash piled up in national parks, federal landmarks and museums closed, and some airports shuttered checkpoints due to fewer Transportation Security Administration officers to screen passengers.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
17 Oct. 2025
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During this hiatus, the actress travelled across Europe, visiting cities like Paris and frequenting tourist sites such as museums.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Sheffield pointed out that the city invested in various commercial corridors along Kercheval Avenue, Dexter, East Warren and Livernois, along with approving affordable housing units and investing in city parks.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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These early-season conditions threaten to make travel hazardous, especially in the mountainous corridors popular with commuters and tourists.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Capitol hallways have become an endless series of partisan scrums and press conferences where the two sides play the blame game, occasionally to each others’ faces on camera in impromptu scuffles.—
Steven T. Dennis,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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At 42 inches wide, the sturdy bench is small-space friendly for tight mudrooms or hallways.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Oct. 2025
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Understand Your Fern Type Ferns are shade-loving (perfect for porches) perennials that thrive in the humid air of the South.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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Outdoors, visitors will find a few porches and patios as well as ponds and gardens.—
Matthew Glowicki,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Oct. 2025
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Hidden passageways, dungeons frozen in time, and eerie corridors are like catnip for those with a proclivity toward the paranormal.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
12 Oct. 2025
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Some New Yorkers have complained that locking the passageways between train cars might prevent them from escaping to another part of the train during an emergency.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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Halloween-style may not to be worn upon entry and in concourses but will be permitted when guests are in seats.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Future renovations Delta Air Lines partnered with the airports commission on a $242 million project to renovate six concourses in Terminal 1.—
Lulu Jaeckel,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Galleries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galleries. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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