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 The extensive renovation and design project will kick off this summer, and the galleries are expected to open in the fall of 2027. News Desk, Artforum, 3 Apr. 2026 The gallery below also has an inside-look at the giant Space Launch System rocket that propelled the Artemis II mission into space and the astronauts during prelaunch procedures. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026 His death was confirmed by Alexander Gray Associates, the gallery that represents him. Samantha Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026 In reality, four of its floors are devoted to extensions of the SANAA galleries, joined to them seamlessly through openings knocked into the older building’s cinderblock side wall. Fred A. Bernstein, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gallery
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Noun
  • Millionaire industrialist Henry Clay Frick transformed his mansion into a boutique museum focused on Western European art.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
  • As a living agricultural museum, the garden collections include both native plants and edible plants that were brought over by Spanish settlers and adapted to the desert climate over hundreds of years.
    John Leos, AZCentral.com, 29 Mar. 2026
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  • Yet key dramatic moments—a shooting, the robbers’ realization that the bank vault is empty—occurred in a hallway invisible to the audience, described secondhand.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
  • More than two dozen protesters lined the inside and hallway outside of Little’s office for hours, holding transgender rights signs and singing songs that could be heard throughout the Statehouse.
    Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • To spend your days sunbathing and sipping Aperol spritz on your own private porch rather thaan dealing with crowds of tourists, a vacation rental is a neat solution that offers a more authentic side of the lake.
    Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Under the plan projected to cost $5 million, the Brown Mansion will be renovated with a front porch and cupola built to conform with the original Victorian style.
    Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
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  • The rail corridor through Orange County connects to lines that feed Fort Irwin, Fort Riley and two bases in Yuma, Ariz.
    Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Hit the Blue Ridge Parkway North to Virginia Charlotte residents familiar with the Blue Ridge Parkway corridor can pair a Biltmore visit with a drive north to one of the East Coast’s most striking geological formations.
    Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2026
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  • The conflict has curtailed ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a key passageway for a fifth of the world’s oil.
    Rio Yamat, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The immersive, motion-simulation experience — which is located in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Hogsmeade land at Universal’s Islands of Adventure park — first brings guests through the familiar castle gates and passageways of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
    Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
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  • It was installed in the left‑field concourse last month, six years after the city of Dallas removed it from Love Field following the 2020 protests and national reckoning over racial injustice.
    Marissa Armas, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the stadium’s concourse, concession areas and restrooms will be drastically expanded.
    Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026

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“Gallery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallery. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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