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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 Its galleries, which open onto the courtyard, have an awkward mixture of natural and artificial light. Mike Ives, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025 Join 1 other in the comments View Comments At a Derrick Adams show, the gallery space becomes a classroom — and while there are no wrong answers, there is always scope for further reading. Leah Dolan, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025 She was again seated in the front row of the courtroom gallery yesterday, Feb. 18, and when the not guilty verdict was handed down, Mayers jumped over the gallery wall to embrace her. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025 After the verdict was read, Rocky, whose full name is Rakim Mayers, dove into the courtroom gallery to hug his longtime girlfriend, Rihanna, the Associated Press reported. Tracy Wright, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gallery
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Noun
  • The public can hear the pros talk about their beloved museums, but the final date to register for tickets is Feb. 28 (visit momcc.org/conferences).
    Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Opportunities are available with marketing, artifact curation, special events, museum education and horticulture/facilities, officials said.
    Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
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  • Ideas are shared in hallway conversations, buried in meeting notes, or remain locked in the minds of a few senior leaders.
    Rhea Wessel, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The couple walked out to the hallway together during a break, each holding one of their sons.
    Jack Irvin, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
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  • Here, dereliction was kept at bay: the corridors were bright, broom-swept, and freshly painted.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
  • The green corridor will become a destination and invite users to explore and enjoy the green qualities of the park.
    Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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  • Things are so grim that even a lion has taken refuge on the Dutton porch (more on that animal later).
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2025
  • This will open up your porch, allowing everyone to enjoy the stunning scenery.
    Macie Stump, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2025
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  • Where: 2000 Smallman St., Strip District, inside the 20th Street passageway.
    Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Another is that researchers must create a highly compact and dense electron pulse to pass through the carbon nanotube passageway to begin with.
    The Physics arXiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
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  • Zoom in: The 4,600-square-foot Outfield Market will be on the right field concourse, opposite the Bullpen lounge named (what else) The Pen.
    Kristal Dixon, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Warren Buffett surveys the concourse ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, May 3, 2024.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025

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“Gallery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallery. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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