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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 That apartment was filled with works by the artists whom her parents, David Nash and Lucy Mitchell-Innes, championed, first at Sotheby’s and later at their own gallery. Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 4 Oct. 2025 Combs greets family seated in the gallery Sean 'Diddy' Combs’s mother, Janice Combs, and his six adult children are seated in the spectators’ gallery in court for his sentencing today. Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025 View gallery - 6 images A team of researchers in France and Canada might have just improved upon humble parachutes by making lots of holes in them. New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2025 Their work has been shown in galleries around the world, including in Berlin, Barcelona, and Mexico City. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gallery
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Noun
  • The store on Buckeye Avenue, also known as Eisenhower Memorial Highway, sits across the street and railroad tracks from the presidential museum, currently closed because of the government shutdown.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The Smithsonian Institution, which includes all the Smithsonian museums, plans to go dark after Saturday if the government shutdown continues beyond then, according to its website.
    Matt Egan, CNN Money, 7 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
  • Audio is fine for quick answers, while the slim design looks good in a hallway.
    Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
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  • With the most recent idea of a humanitarian corridor couched in the language of protecting Syrian minorities, Israel could be seeking a wider area under more explicit control.
    Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
  • What’s helped Sweet Liberty is the loyal locals, both on and off the beach, and the bar’s proximity to the nearby corridor of hotels on the beach, where concierges are usually happy to recommend a true local’s haven.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
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  • In a lefty-on-lefty matchup, McMahon battled Fluharty for seven pitches, dumping an 83 mph sweeper that was out and over the plate into the right-field short porch.
    The Athletic MLB Staff, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Prosecutors said hospital security camera video showed Mabon wearing a camouflage jacket, the same jacket worn by a suspect seen removing a light bulb from the victim’s neighbor’s porch a few hours before the home-invasion robbery was committed.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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  • Traverse the narrow passageways of this haunted schoolhouse to try to escape from its killer faculty.
    Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Backstage passageways behind the Main Street U.S.A. shops are typically opened during the Candlelight performances to ease congestion in the high-traffic area.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
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  • Packed into a small, makeshift press conference room just yards away from fans filtering along the brick concourse of Notre Dame Stadium, head coach Spencer Danielson fielded questions about the Boise State offense and, in particular, his quarterback.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 7 Oct. 2025
  • 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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“Gallery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallery. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.

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