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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
Noun
  • Observed on floors, in and around baseboards, grease trap, tables, walls, bathroom floors and walls, three-compartment sink, utility closet, hand sink, hallway, and in dining area.
    Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The rapper could be seen dragging Cassie down the hotel hallway in surveillance footage that was shown to the jury and previously released to the public in 2024.
    Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • The plan will allow for limited truck access in some areas for local deliveries, including the West Vernor and Springwells commercial corridors.
    Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Maduro’s envoys have reportedly sought to revive older air and land corridors through Central America, working with Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Police observed a man approaching the porch and attempting to steal the package.
    Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • More officers arrived on the scene to assist and soon after, an officer found Cullen on the front porch of a house sweating.
    Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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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  • 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, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The event takes place on Wednesday, October 8, at Rough Trade Below, which is on the concourse level of 30 Rockefeller Center, New York, NY 10112.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Gallery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallery. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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