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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
Ontario’s walkable downtown, meanwhile, has restaurants, breweries, shops, galleries, and the Four Rivers Cultural Center.
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Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
The downtown district, filled with cafés, boutiques, and galleries, is on the National Register of Historic Places—and the Sebring International Raceway has racing events throughout the year.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
Major airlines serve Albuquerque International Sunport, and those who thrive in a place with museums, galleries, and theaters will feel perfectly fulfilled with the city’s offerings.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
Duval Street World famous Duval Street is where the party starts, home of bars, live music, restaurants, art galleries, hotels and guesthouses and shops.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
The 93-key property’s art collection was curated by galleries Kirsten Landwehr, with no two rooms decorated alike.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
The three works will be in the Mint’s American Art galleries dispersed with other works from the museum’s permanent collection.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2025
The exhibition launched his career, with shows at hallowed galleries such as Ace and Sonnabend in the years afterward.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 14 Feb. 2025
As the night’s DJs controlled the dance floor and museum-goers wandered through the galleries, Hari Williams and Malik Vitthal were transported to a vital part of their childhood.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
The downtown district, filled with cafés, boutiques, and galleries, is on the National Register of Historic Places—and the Sebring International Raceway has racing events throughout the year.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
Major airlines serve Albuquerque International Sunport, and those who thrive in a place with museums, galleries, and theaters will feel perfectly fulfilled with the city’s offerings.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
Duval Street World famous Duval Street is where the party starts, home of bars, live music, restaurants, art galleries, hotels and guesthouses and shops.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
The 93-key property’s art collection was curated by galleries Kirsten Landwehr, with no two rooms decorated alike.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
The three works will be in the Mint’s American Art galleries dispersed with other works from the museum’s permanent collection.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2025
The exhibition launched his career, with shows at hallowed galleries such as Ace and Sonnabend in the years afterward.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 14 Feb. 2025
As the night’s DJs controlled the dance floor and museum-goers wandered through the galleries, Hari Williams and Malik Vitthal were transported to a vital part of their childhood.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for galleries
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That includes stationery stores, travel retailers, university shops, museums and bookstores such as Barnes & Noble and The Strand.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
14 Apr. 2025
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This latest executive order aimed at reducing spending, issued March 14, targets libraries and museums nationwide, officials said.—
Victoria Ivie,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2025
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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
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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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Bright Reds or Oranges Amy Peltier is all about weaving color into her projects, but the Fairfax, Virginia, founder of Peltier Interiors finds certain shades to be too intense for hallways.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2025
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Early rooms are usually the same and somewhat simple — hallways, bedrooms, and puzzle parlors — but the closer the player gets up the rungs of the grid toward the antechamber, the higher the rank of each room gets, with more complex options (and solutions) presenting themselves.—
Diego Argüello,
Rolling Stone,
12 Apr. 2025
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Episode 2, set at Jamie’s school just a few days after the incident, thrives in the chaos of innumerable moving pieces as kids push through crowded passageways, cram inside cacophonous classrooms, and even parade out to the playground during an unexpected fire drill.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
13 Mar. 2025
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Local residents dug them by hand out of the terrain’s red basaltic soil, resulting in an approximately 6,000-foot-long network of rooms and passageways that existed on three subterranean levels, ranging from 33 to 75 feet below ground.—
Laura Kiniry,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Mar. 2025
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The concourses are connected post-security.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
The Indianapolis Star,
16 Dec. 2024
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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 24 Apr. 2025.
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