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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 Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the Phi Alpha Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority hosted events including games and activities for all ages, a communal public art project and gallery talks that explored Black history. Arkansas Online, 20 June 2025 Celebrate Juneteenth 2025 The Museum will honor Juneteenth with activities including a gallery scavenger hunt, dance performances by Edge School of the Arts and music by The Entrfied Band. Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025 Built in 1895, this boutique hotel delivers on Old West charm and modern comforts (think heated bathroom floors) while putting you within walking distance of restaurants, galleries, and more than a dozen trails. Visit Telluride, AFAR Media, 18 June 2025 Upon first visiting Manhattan back in 1915, Moore had credited the editors of the little magazines and her experience at Alfred Stieglitz’s gallery, 291, with instilling in her the desire to move. Susan Gubar june 9, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for gallery
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Noun
  • The statues, stolen from Benin City in modern-day Nigeria, were looted by British troops at the end of the 19th century and sold on to museums across Europe.
    Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 23 June 2025
  • Her paintings and narrative quilts are featured in the nation’s most prestigious art museums.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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  • Noem’s security detail grabbed Padilla and pushed him into an adjacent hallway, where he was shoved to the ground and handcuffed.
    Mike Lillis, The Hill, 14 June 2025
  • Instead, federal agents pushed the senator into a hallway, forced him to the ground and handcuffed him before he was released.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • In the age of the great Stalinist purges, this is the plunge of a man into the corridors of a totalitarian regime that does not bear said name.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 24 June 2025
  • Temperatures are set to soar near or into the triple digits along the Amtrak Acela corridor from Washington to New York City, with heat indices climbing as high as 110 degrees or even higher in some locations.
    Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 23 June 2025
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  • Don’t shelter in unprotected open buildings, such as metal sheds, picnic pavilions, baseball dugouts and porches.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 23 June 2025
  • Fronted by a useful porch area, the tiny house also features a spacious interior layout that's arranged on one floor.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 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 28 Jun. 2025.

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