Definition of gallerynext
1
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 View gallery - 8 images In an age of sleek EV concepts that talk to the wind, the Chery V23 comes out as a stout reminder of bygone times. New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2026 Internationally, her work has been the focus of major gallery presentations in Europe and Asia. Tony Bravo, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2026 One person said Lewandowski may have been behind the Noem-centric photo gallery. Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026 Cristopher Canizares, an integral partner at Hauser & Wirth, has announced his intention to depart the juggernaut art gallery in order to start his own artist talent management agency, Artnews reports. News Desk, Artforum, 27 Mar. 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
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  • 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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  • People protested the agency’s deployment, and the city’s cultural corridor near Central Avenue saw many businesses close their doors temporarily.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Several projects at varying stages of approval are under consideration in Yorkville, forming what may one day be a sort of corridor of data center campuses in the northeast quadrant of Eldamain Road and Route 34.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The residence is laid out as a series of connected indoor and outdoor spaces, with arched passageways linking each area.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The critical passageway for some 20% of the world's crude has been effectively shuttered during the war, sending oil and gas prices soaring.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
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  • Three sides of the bar are open to the general public, who can walk around the backside of the North End Zone concourse and still enjoy the new view of the field.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2026
  • In place of ubiquitous black-nylon rollers, attention-grabbing suitcases that telegraph wealth and taste are now de rigueur in private hangars and public concourses.
    Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2026

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“Gallery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallery. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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