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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 Cook County Judge Angela Petrone has repeatedly warned those watching in the gallery against audible reactions and has staffed her courtroom with additional security. Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025 Artwork found in the trash was identified as one of five paintings stolen from a Canadian gallery in 2021, officials said. Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025 An adjoining flex space could be used as a studio, an office, or a gallery, while an alfresco dining area, a fire pit, a cascading waterfall, and a two-vehicle carport can also be found on the premises. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 May 2025 He’s had major showings at the Venice Biennale, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, and countless international galleries. Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for gallery
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Noun
  • Museum Expansion: The Frick Collection Arguably even more so than its uptown neighbor the Met, the Frick has always been the quintessential New York City museum.
    Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
  • Five weeks after its 2011 launch, the museum achieved its target annual visitorship of 150,000; it was named Art Fund Museum of the Year in 2017.
    News Desk, Artforum, 9 June 2025
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  • Hotel security-camera footage from 2016 published by CNN last year—and used as evidence in the trial—showed Combs chasing Ventura down a hallway, throwing her to the ground, kicking her, and pulling her by her sweatshirt.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 3 June 2025
  • Sam went through the Goldilocks assessment, trying on each shoe and running up and down the hallway.
    Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 2 June 2025
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  • Phoenix has opened a major expansion of its Valley Metro Rail system after an inauguration on Saturday The South Central Extension and Downtown Hub adds nearly five miles of new track and eight new stations, linking downtown Phoenix with the city's south-central corridor.
    Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
  • Here are a half dozen books worth the trip back into the classrooms and corridors of high school.
    Miriam Gershow June 9, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
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  • The covered porch is impressively spacious, while customization options offer plenty of space inside, too.
    Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2025
  • The engineer discovered the masonry was oxidized and needed to be replaced, along with the porch, causing the cost of the repairs to go up $181,000.
    Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
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  • More impressive millwork defines the passageways to the formal dining and living rooms.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
  • The firm made the home’s chimneys, pane windows, and gabled slate roofs part of the design’s focus — in concert with other homes in the area — but added a twist to the classic style: The residence is three separate spaces connected by glass passageways.
    Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2025
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  • There’s a kids’ playground in the right field concourse, but other than that, not much pre-game entertainment.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2025
  • Friday afternoon at Jackie Robinson Stadium was different — from the energy on the concourse to the noise from the dugouts and ultimately, the power from the Bruins’ bats.
    Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025

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“Gallery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallery. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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