Definition of salonnext
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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 Grooming used to mean loading the dog into the car and heading to a salon. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026 Skip the salon thanks to the award-winning Blowout Express brush-meets-curler. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026 The face of migration Heidy Martínez — whose immigration situation is similar to Carreras’ because both received an I-220A — needed a salon with enough space to serve more clients seeking facial treatments. — Maykel Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026 This classic fall color is already a top pick in salons from NY to LA. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for salon
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Noun
  • Ascending the museum’s spiral from the ground floor, the unnamed agent’s recollections unfold in forty-two chronological chapters illustrated with photographic, video, and sculptural installations.
    — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Last year, London’s V&A museum staged a multi-roomed menagerie of the young queen’s clothes, shoes and bedroom furniture, as well as Canonero’s costumes and a collection of contemporary runway pieces that took inspiration from the Dauphine herself.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Hang Out On The Lawrenceville Lawn Another place at the heart of the community is the Lawrenceville Lawn, a giant greenspace that hosts regular events, concerts, and festivals.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
  • She had been told that Golden Collision was a good place to have work done.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
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  • Meanwhile, interiors were curated by architect Andrea Faraguna under Tron’s creative direction, yielding a gallery-like ambience.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • View gallery - 11 images Ahead of the upcoming fall sales season, smart home robotics brand Narwal has announced an exclusive early access promotion on its flagship robot vacuum and mop system, the Narwal Flow 2.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The facility was decommissioned over years starting in 1975 and shut for about 40 years.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2026
  • At UConn, in the Werth basketball facility, Dan Hurley (and Geno Auriemma) really mean it.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Restaurants and other food-service establishments should check their freezers and make sure the product is not served to customers, the USDA said.
    — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The types of establishment vary widely, ranging from a tonkatsu pork cutlet restaurant in Hokkaido to cafes and soba shops in Kyoto's touristy areas, and a steakhouse on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture.
    — Masayuki Oi Japan News, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The need for an ornate space has expanded outside of living rooms to dozens of mahjong parlors throughout the country.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Ship Bottom is another buzzy base with plenty to keep travelers entertained—from mini-golf and arcades to surf shops and ice cream parlors—and a sandy shoreline to stretch out.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026

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“Salon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salon. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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