on exhibition
idiom
: being publicly shown in an exhibition
The coin collection will be (placed/put) on exhibition next week.
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Cinema United’s structure includes the Advisory Board, comprised of more than 100 representatives of the domestic and international exhibition community, who deliberate on exhibition issues, and make
policy recommendations to the Executive Board of Directors.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
On Friday, a far less important night in an August exhibition, the Chiefs showed the possibility — emphasis on exhibition, and therefore even more emphasis on possibility.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
The only glaring weakness in his game based on exhibition play is a reluctance to slide, but surely that’s a correctable issue.
—Andy Behrens, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
Instead, a 2006 portrait by Chuck Close is on exhibition.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
On Friday, a far less important night in an August exhibition, the Chiefs showed the possibility — emphasis on exhibition, and therefore even more emphasis on possibility.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
The only glaring weakness in his game based on exhibition play is a reluctance to slide, but surely that’s a correctable issue.
—Andy Behrens, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
Instead, a 2006 portrait by Chuck Close is on exhibition.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
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“On exhibition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20exhibition. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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