gallery

noun

ˈga-lə-rē How to pronounce gallery (audio)
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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2
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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3
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 gallery’s living spaces filled as AD PRO Directory members—interior designers, architects, landscape designers, and builders among them—retired from a day of client meetings and site visits. — Ad Pro, Architectural Digest, 11 Aug. 2026 Art of the Cocktail Enjoy a specialty cocktail and full bar offerings as well as hors d’oeuvres, listen to live music and explore the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art’s galleries at Art of the Cocktail. — Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026 In 2019, Motion moved the gallery to its current location in South Bermondsey, London. — News Desk, Artforum, 11 Aug. 2026 London dealer Sid Motion will close her eponymous gallery in London’s South Bermondsey district when its fall exhibition closes. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gallery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gallery
  1. museum
  2. hallway
  3. porch
  4. corridor
  5. passageway
  6. concourse
Noun
  • For months, supermarkets, department stores, museums and planetariums across Spain have sold or distributed eclipse glasses, with many pharmacies running out of stock ahead of Wednesday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The museum gets millions of visitors a year, and lines for major exhibitions can circle around the block.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of museum
Noun
  • Equally, the olfactory blast of the vast Cire Trudon in the hallway.
    — Delilah Khomo, Vanity Fair, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Bookstores needed a similar rehaul and every bit of Nike branding – on office, arena and stadium walls and hallways – had to be swapped in a no-swoosh left behind conversion to three stripes.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of hallway
Noun
  • This past winter, Coley said the city eventually boarded up the holes and the raccoons seemed to go away, but now, there's a hole in the roof of the porch next door.
    — Liz Crawford, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The final link, a fulfillment center on the farm, closed the distance between the pasture and the customer’s porch.
    — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of porch
Noun
  • But that prompted Iran to attack vessels trying to bypass its own corridor, reigniting hostilities and leading to the current standoff.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The apparent objective of these strikes is to inflict significant economic damage by disrupting Ukraine's primary maritime trade corridor.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of corridor
Noun
  • The conflict of late centers on the Strait of Hormuz, a vital passageway for the global oil trade that has became a source of major leverage for Iran.
    — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
  • While PennDOT already has created over 30 wildlife crossings, the establishment of the new cohesive group of state agency stakeholders is likely to accelerate building the safe animal passageways and reverse the high collision rate with motorists.
    — Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of passageway
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  • The 11th and 13th Street stretch of the concourse will also be closed throughout the project.
    — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
  • But for a few minutes on Wednesday, instead of being in the weight room at the Novant Health Training Center or shooting on the main court inside the Spectrum Center, White found himself on the arena’s concourse delivering an assist.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of concourse

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“Gallery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallery. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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