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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 Pogo lived at the Tucson museum – which is also a zoo, garden, art gallery and aquarium – for more than a decade, museum officials said. Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025 Cook County Judge Angela Petrone warned viewers in the gallery that the footage would be difficult to watch. Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025 Knowing that some Met goers will spend a few hours in the galleries and others will skate through, Miller shared some of her must-see items, starting with the livery suits. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 5 May 2025 No, not a series of galleries and speakeasies but palindromic dates. James Powel, USA Today, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for gallery
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Noun
  • While some of these flashbacks—like their poignant visit to the museum—were pulled from The Last of Us Part II video game, the show also took some liberties with the source material that resulted in a bit of a different spin on how their relationship ultimately fractured.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 19 May 2025
  • Most of the group went from lunch to the Duomo and Academia museum (where David is).
    Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 18 May 2025
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  • The immigration officers waited for hours in the hallways of the immigration court as the hearings took place, chit-chatting and cracking jokes among themselves.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
  • The mountain of allegations exploded into public view months after Ventura’s suit when surveillance footage was leaked to CNN showing her being savagely beaten by Combs in a hallway at the Intercontinental Hotel in Los Angeles in March 2016.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
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  • One of those big intersections is the corridor at 79th Street and Biscayne Boulevard in Miami.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
  • Their presence, alongside flowering corridors and foliage, helps shape what visitors and residents alike expect to see in Florida.
    Tal Coley, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 May 2025
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  • From comfortable and sturdy sectionals made for summer entertaining to a charming rocking chair that’s perfect for morning coffee or stargazing on the porch, these hidden gems are ready to upgrade your space without the splurge.
    Toni Sutton, People.com, 17 May 2025
  • The video footage, obtained by the Miami Herald, shows officers confronting a man at gunpoint who is standing on the front porch of a house.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 17 May 2025
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  • Secret passageways to history Correspondent Nancy Giles goes in search of hidden rooms, and finds some of them in the most unexpected places.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 15 May 2025
  • But not too long ago, the balance of this passageway was under threat.
    Bill Frist, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
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  • The concourses of the stadium were filled with men and boys praying.
    James Montague, New York Times, 18 May 2025
  • Naturally, Plimpton had made him a Met. Citi Field has an appealing openness: from the concourse and the stands, there are views of Flushing Bay and the Whitestone Expressway, the distant Manhattan skyline and nearby auto-body shops.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025

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“Gallery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallery. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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