salon

noun

sə-ˈlän How to pronounce salon (audio)
Definition of salonnext
1
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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2
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 The intimate gathering — a salon of sorts — harkened back to Steinem’s history of organizing women like this. — Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026 They can be used for performances and presentations, child care, companionship and customer service assistance at places such as car dealerships and salons. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 When so many pieces of New York have been relentlessly framed as an out-of-towner’s idea of themselves, Murray Hill just keeps being its everyday nail-salon-next-to-a-weed-shop self. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026 Shop all five key fall nail colors that artists recommend below, with polish options that will make your at-home manicure rival salon results. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for salon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salon
  1. museum
  2. place
  3. gallery
  4. facility
  5. establishment
  6. parlor
Noun
  • That reality is part of what drives efforts to create memorials and museums, says Amy Sodaro, a sociology professor at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, who studies them.
    — Deepti Hajela, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The museum moved to its current location in the early 1980s, under the leadership of then-director Mary Schmidt Campbell.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of museum
Noun
  • With the imminent departure of Messi and Ronaldo from the scene, there’s a battle to push forward the next global superstars to take those places.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The owner, in this case, plans to live in the place themselves.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of place
Noun
  • The first presents 15 new and special frames, followed by a main gallery holding 84 styles and a private salon for appointments, custom work and one-of-one creations.
    — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • This is the grandmother of galleries with more than 2,300 paintings spanning the 13th to the 19th centuries, many in glorious gilt frames on fabulous flock wallpaper.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of gallery
Noun
  • The construction will focus on various structural issues around the facility, including water damage, rusting steel, and over three decades-old industrial chillers.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026
  • For Finland, however, the significance of the new facility goes beyond assembling individual engines.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of facility
Noun
  • When the total of demerits exceeds 30, the food establishment fails.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Datassential found that 99% more coffee establishments sold Apple Pie flavors and 49% more sold Caramel Apple compared to a year ago — in contrast, only 37% more establishments sold pumpkin spice lattes.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of establishment
Noun
  • Eclectic with bold colors and patterns, the style balances the feeling of a grand-scale grandmother's parlor with vibrant, theatrical drama.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Learn more about their first impression of the new chili parlor HERE, including what’s on the menu and the mystery behind what links Starling to the year 1929.
    — Stephen Wilder, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Sep. 2026
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