Definition of gallerynext
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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 porch
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 Meanwhile, Squarespace offers integrated photo editing that gives you more control over cropping, resizing, and searching for stock photos for your gallery. Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 14 July 2026 At the time, Morán described Felix as an opportunity to support a broader segment of the art ecosystem during a challenging period for galleries. Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026 Alongside affordable studios, the new space includes a public gallery, a café, and a year-round program of events, contributing to Tottenham's wider regeneration while opening its doors to the local community. Photovogue, Vogue, 13 July 2026 Shoppers should head to nearby Old Town Plaza, where the 400-year-old square and historic buildings offer boutiques and galleries with finds both fine and kitschy. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for gallery
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Noun
  • The Justice Department said that the disgraced former executive bilked the museum out of the money by altering invoices and approving transactions for personal purchases.
    News Desk, Artforum, 14 July 2026
  • And the extreme prices the fossils command mean most museums or academic institutions can’t compete in a bidding war.
    Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 14 July 2026
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  • Just beyond is a combination hallway-mudroom that leads to the attached two-car garage and a half bath.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
  • Three generations lived in the two units, separated by a small hallway.
    Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
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  • Those charges stem from Vick allegedly breaking into a former girlfriend’s home, and he is accused of stealing multiple electronic devices, as well as unscrewing the camera that had been located on the porch of her home.
    Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
  • Days or weeks passed, but then the dog barked, the mail carrier tramped onto the porch, the mailbox clattered.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
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  • Open areas around Wolfe Lake and Chignecto Campground provide good visibility toward the southwest during the eclipse, while the surrounding dark-sky corridor supports decent Perseid observing conditions after dark.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 19 July 2026
  • By drawing hostile radar and missile fire away from fighters, bombers and unmanned aerial vehicles, the decoy creates safer corridors for allied aircraft during high-risk missions.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026
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  • Attached to the home via a passageway, but with a separate entrance on Chicago Avenue, this addition included an office, a double-height drafting room with a balcony on the upper level, a reception hall, and a library.
    River Davies, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2026
  • Boltanski’s haunting installation consists of rusting archive boxes stacked to form dark, narrow passageways.
    Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026
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  • Readers repeatedly reward venues that lean into local flavor rather than generic concourse fare, and the current list reflects a mix of household-name vendors and homegrown operators.
    Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
  • One homer cleared the last row of stands in that section and bounced off the concourse in front of a bar.
    CBS News, CBS News, 14 July 2026

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“Gallery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallery. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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