on exhibit

idiom

: being publicly shown in an exhibition
The photographs are on exhibit in the museum's west wing.
The painting went on exhibit last week.

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The Last Decade Before the Future has been on exhibit at the museum since November 2024, and there’s still a chance to visit and reminisce about things like Netscape Navigator and Nintendo 64. Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025 An Uber Eats car and drone is on exhibit at the Uber Elevate Summit 2019 in Washington, D.C., on June 12, 2019. Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025 Various props used in the movie are on exhibit at the Dylan Center. Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025 Also on exhibit is the front cockpit of a Vultee BT-13 Valiant, one of the base's main training aircraft. Jack Schnedler, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for on exhibit

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“On exhibit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20exhibit. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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