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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 The gallery opens with the couple lounging on a white couch — Gomez looking radiant in her wedding dress, and Blanco dressed in a black-and-white tuxedo. Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2025 The train drops off in the middle of Pascagoula’s walkable downtown filled with local restaurants, shops, and galleries. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025 Duval awaits visitors with bars, live music, restaurants, art galleries, hotels and guesthouses, and clothing and souvenir shops. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025 Story continues after photo gallery from 2024. Chris Sims, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gallery
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Noun
  • To watch Lipe-Smith’s Caroline cuddle in bed watching TV on her iPad, or bopping around to JoJo Siwa, or pensively finishing a Popsicle while sitting beside her grandmother at a museum, is to have the sheer malevolence of our current administration and its adherents thrown into sharp relief.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
  • This kits reminds me of an annoying painting in an art museum.
    Ajay Rose, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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  • Surveillance footage from inside the car wash, reviewed by McClatchy News, shows a masked agent wearing a helmet racing down a hallway as Shouhed approaches him.
    Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Williams, 43, took to social media with a video of the decor, a vase holding a cotton plant on a table in the hallway, and asked her followers for their thoughts about the display.
    Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Harnessing the Nile flood and keeping the harvests rolling in was as important to controlling the river corridor as defence against usurpers or an ability to exude pharaonic authority.
    Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Ayahuasca Cantina at Xamán Café Walking down the candlelit corridor into Ayahuasca feels like passing through a portal into another world.
    Nathanael Gassett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Way to Celebrate Pumpkin Outdoor Coir Mat I’m all about curb appeal, and come fall, my favorite thing to do is adorn my front porch with colorful, vibrant mums, hay bales, scarecrows, and other seasonal decor.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
  • In addition to pumpkins flanking your front door, an autumnal wreath is a great low-lift way to add a festive touch to your porch or entryway.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
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  • The nearly 700 pages of The Secret of Secrets zigzag across a hectic day, mostly in Prague, during which guns are fired, locks picked, hidden passageways discovered and shocking revelations delivered on the run.
    Book Marks September 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Their three robotic rovers, outfitted with an array of cutting-edge imagery gear including time-of-flight cameras, helped the team generate an atlas of 3D maps of the site - from its skylight to its inner passageways.
    Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As the game enters the fourth quarter, Ellie makes her way through the Barclays main concourse.
    Marc Williams, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Sep. 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, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Gallery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallery. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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