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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 porches
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
A little farther on, the Distillery District offers a different kind of browse, with heritage buildings now home to galleries, boutiques, and bars.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
People entering the visitors' galleries to watch floor debates must go through a second set of detectors.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
The NoHo Arts District, known for its theaters, galleries and production studios, has long been a hub for performers and creatives in the San Fernando Valley.
—City News Service, Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Dataland contains five immersive galleries and a 30-foot ceiling.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Inside the main museum, the galleries are hushed and sunlit, the light filtered through Renzo Piano’s famous roof.
—Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
Its parks, reservoirs, ponds, canals, and streets are lined with blossoming trees and abuzz with bees and birds while galleries and restaurants fling open their doors.
—Alexandra Pereira, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2026
The auction house also operates an all-day eatery at the New Bond Street galleries in London.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2026
To walk through the galleries of her works is to witness the battle for the provenance of a nation’s story, a people’s progress.
—Tyehimba Jess, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
People entering the visitors' galleries to watch floor debates must go through a second set of detectors.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
The NoHo Arts District, known for its theaters, galleries and production studios, has long been a hub for performers and creatives in the San Fernando Valley.
—City News Service, Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Dataland contains five immersive galleries and a 30-foot ceiling.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Inside the main museum, the galleries are hushed and sunlit, the light filtered through Renzo Piano’s famous roof.
—Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
Its parks, reservoirs, ponds, canals, and streets are lined with blossoming trees and abuzz with bees and birds while galleries and restaurants fling open their doors.
—Alexandra Pereira, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2026
The auction house also operates an all-day eatery at the New Bond Street galleries in London.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2026
To walk through the galleries of her works is to witness the battle for the provenance of a nation’s story, a people’s progress.
—Tyehimba Jess, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for galleries
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Determining how much didactic information is insightful and sufficient, and how much constitutes excessive artsplaining, is a delicate, ongoing challenge for museums.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Sumlinski repeatedly targeted Warsaw’s Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews, one of the world’s leading Jewish museums, in a video in front of the installations.—
Shira Li Bartov,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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Sankofa is located only a few minutes away from Howard University, one of the country’s most prestigious historically Black colleges, which has seen the likes of Thurgood Marshall, Toni Morrison, and Roberta Flack among many other legendary names pass through its corridors.—
Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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Washington routinely installs foreign flags along major corridors near the White House and federal office buildings during state visits and other high-level diplomatic events, a long-standing practice meant to honor visiting leaders and signal the significance of the occasion.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Apr. 2026
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And who is swiping Fed Ex packages from all those lovely porches and patios?—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 2026
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Spring in the South reveals itself in many ways—dogwood blooms, azaleas, the Masters, and a yellow dusting on our porches.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
20 Apr. 2026
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But while the hallways look full and the display windows are brightly lit and well-stocked, many people enter and leave empty-handed.—
CNN Staff,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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Elsewhere, staff roam hallways in search of toner cartridges and ink.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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For shoes, Rosen points to tilting cabinets that are perfect for narrow passageways or clear shoe boxes for the bottom of a closet.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
8 Apr. 2026
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The immersive, motion-simulation experience — which is located in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Hogsmeade land at Universal’s Islands of Adventure park — first brings guests through the familiar castle gates and passageways of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Galleries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galleries. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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