salons

noun

plural of salon
1
as in museums
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 places
a building, room, or suite of rooms occupied by a service business a hair salon

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Recent Examples of salons Think, nail salons run by people from Vietnam or Gujarati Indians owning motels and hotels. — James Sneed, NPR, 11 Nov. 2026 The brand is also stocked in 2,000 hair salons and says more than 10,000 stylists trust and recommend it. — Karin Eldor, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2026 Those stylists worked in state-of-the-art salons with innovations such as video cameras mounted to mirrors. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026 The brand has since grown in global popularity, with a whole line of products — sold in drug stores and salons across the world. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2026 Ceballos said the group is ready to deploy engagement stations in more locations in those towns, including salons, ice cream parlors, churches or other places where families spend time. — Rick West, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026 Polanco’s Casa Imperial—inspired by the luxury of Porfirian-era salons and historic Mexican brasseries of the late 19th century—is known to transform into an F1 hub on race day while also offering a seven-course tasting menu. — Alan Chazaro, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Oct. 2026 His father, Amodeo, was a chef and restaurateur, and his mother, Angela, a beautician who owned salons. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026 Librarian Regina Andrews, known for her salons, exudes the dignified air of a beloved host, vividly describing the communal groundswell every young thinker and creative then could sense happening. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salons
  1. museums
  2. places
  3. galleries
  4. facilities
  5. establishments
Noun
  • With 17 museums dedicated to everything from science and architecture to world music and Comic Con spread throughout a 1,200-acre expanse, Balboa Park has enough going on to keep you busy for a whole visit.
    — Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Cities like New York are often very indebted to their institutional structures, whether that’s galleries or cultural institutions and museums that hold those positions.
    — Adam Davidson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of museums
Noun
  • And several places in the state’s mountains were praised for their fall foliage, CharlotteFive previously reported.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Police also used pepper spray against protesters in some places.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of places
Noun
  • When galleries shut down during the pandemic, his art sales dried up.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The first half of the museum reopened in 2022 with eight new or reimagined galleries, the Northrop Grumman Planetarium, museum store, and the Mars Café.
    — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of galleries
Noun
  • The spa is in a converted stateroom without any facilities to speak of, but a massage is particularly nice after a day spent hiking volcanic islands.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Nov. 2026
  • The outage comes as a a technology company and defense contractor, is replacing decades-old copper wire connections with modern high-speed networks across all FAA facilities.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of facilities
Noun
  • But establishments don’t fade away so easily — and insurgents don’t automatically shun them.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The two new establishments, Chick-fil-A and Sergio’s Go, are located in the airport’s post-security food court, the CAA said in a release on Friday.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of establishments

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“Salons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salons. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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