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as in museum
a building or part of a building in which objects of interest are displayed at its headquarters the company maintains a fashionable salon filled with works of modern art

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as in place
a building, room, or suite of rooms occupied by a service business a hair salon

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Recent Examples of salon Per The Wall Street Journal, along with the hair salon, where a stylist would clean up Vania’s and her two daughters’ nails (and where the youngest daughter had her DJ equipment set up), the home also has an indoor-outdoor basketball court, a steam room, a sauna, and a gym. Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 15 Sep. 2025 On a spring day in 1869, at a salon on one of Paris’s bustling boulevards, a group of prominent thinkers — including some of Pasteur’s close colleagues — discussed science’s future. Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 15 Sep. 2025 There are three other food and beverage venues, including El Secreto, a hidden salon and bar, quietly concealed behind an unmarked door on the hotel’s second floor, and La Cava, the adjacent emerald-toned jewel that is Faena’s wine cellar, an intimate setting for unforgettable private gatherings. Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 15 Sep. 2025 Arizona just made it on the top 10 best casinos for its slots and high-limit salon. Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for salon
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Noun
  • And then, inside the museum hangs a mobile by the most famous Calder of all, Alexander Calder, its white disks floating—at once ethereal and pronounced—against the sandy-colored stone columns of the Great Stair Hall.
    Chloe Schama, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Their Art for All program drew over three million people to the museum for free Uniqlo Friday Nights, while the MoMA x Uniqlo UT collaborative T-shirts expanded access to modern art by way of the closet.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk is sending shockwaves through Capitol Hill, a place that is no stranger to political violence.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The central solarium is a great place to unwind with a book and a cup of tea in the afternoons, too.
    Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • This makes gallery rails or rods a great low-damage solution for rentals, historic homes, or for people that like to frequently change their decor.
    Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2025
  • There is also a variety of things to do together when the kids aren’t in school—from biking along the Monon Trail to exploring the galleries and shops in the Carmel Arts & Design District.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
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  • Of the three facilities her friend recommended, The Menninger Clinic in Houston was the only one that returned her call.
    Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Sacred Heart Schools announced a sweeping expansion to the Sacred Heart Academy campus focused on improving student facilities, expanding endowments to support scholarships and strengthening the school's annual fund.
    Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • For decades, these establishments have been the places where families gathered after ballgames, where road trips stopped for pancakes, and where Main Street found an affordable night out.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Karki has spent much of her career within the very establishment the youth are protesting against, yet her reputation as a fearless and incorruptible jurist has appealed to many young people in the country of 30 million.
    Sugam Pokharel, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • Some speakeasies now cater to the young population’s desire for low-stress third spaces, too, like at 13 Orphans, a new parlor for mahjong and merriment in Oakland.
    John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Family members and classmates pack funeral parlors.
    David Clarey, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Salon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salon. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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