galleries

plural of gallery
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as in museums
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 corridors
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 verandahs
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 galleries Sales galleries will be more important than ever As model apartments provide a view of life in a new building, the tactility of sales galleries is also becoming essential to closing deals with buyers. Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024 This unique event was located near the city’s famous art galleries at the House of Robb pop-up, an airy and elegant penthouse space perched atop the Faena Hotel Miami Beach. Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024 Traditional investment firms will scramble to build tokenization platforms, while real estate companies and art galleries tokenize their assets to attract global investors. Sandy Carter, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 Signs of a downturn are also evident at museums and galleries. Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 23 Dec. 2024 Creatives and collectors gathered in South Florida earlier this month for Miami Art Week and Art Basel, and denim was popular canvas in and outside of the galleries. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Dec. 2024 Its town center is dotted with small restaurants, art galleries, museums, and a library—nary a Chanel boutique in sight. Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 Paris provides access to historic galleries and Sotheby’s auctions for both contemporary and classic works. Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 Those galleries include David Lewis, Deli, Simone Subal, Mitchell-Innes & Nash, and Helena Anrather. Alex Greenberger For Artnews, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2024
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Noun
  • Signs of a downturn are also evident at museums and galleries.
    Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • If museums can’t be trusted to tell our stories, who can?
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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  • Snow and ice conditions are expected to continue throughout Monday along the I-90 and I-94 corridors, impacting travelers from Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin.
    Max Golembo, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Spanning 47,000 square feet, each building has been individually renovated and is interconnected by a spider’s web of corridors, stairs and lifts.
    Heather Farmbrough, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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  • Lee is then seen in the ad speaking and interacting with children in classrooms and education personnel in hallways.
    Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 23 Dec. 2024
  • It was so crammed with kids that there were gurneys piled up three and four high in the hallways because there were so many more kids than there were beds in the hospital.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2024
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  • Over time, new buildings kept attaching to others like barnacles, so façades had second careers as interior walls, windows turned into hallways, and passageways became bathrooms.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2024
  • While exploring the cool caverns and passageways below the surface of the Earth, guests learn about the geology, history, and wildlife of the caves (the latter includes the rare ghost shrimp).
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
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  • The concourses are connected post-security.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2024
  • This includes all fixtures and finishes throughout the main terminal, baggage claim area, transportation tunnel, concourses and restrooms, which will also be getting their pipes replaced.
    Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2024

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“Galleries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galleries. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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