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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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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
And Swift’s Showgirl era is already making its way into salons.
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Abby Dupes, Allure, 26 Sep. 2025
Sinuous shapes are added through the Eternity Bench by Arda Yeniay in the women’s ready-to-wear salons.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
She was accused of misrepresenting her personal spending (including $24,380 at beauty salons and nearly $14,000 at Hermès) as business expenses, tallying about $3 million in tax evasion.
—Carrie Battan, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
Modern shops look less like punk bars than pricey hair salons or smartphone showrooms.
—John Semley, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
Fillers are often administered in salons without medical supervision.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Ideas that seemed intriguing in the salons of Paris—ideas like dividing the whole country up into eighty-one uniform squares, each administered as a unit of local government—turned out to be ridiculously unworkable.
—Paul Kingsnorth, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
As consumer confidence improves, restaurants, bars, hotels, and event venues are likely to benefit, as will gyms, beauty salons, and other service providers.
—Rohit Arora, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The Village, a charming 3-block district on Kercheval, offers more than 30 retail shops, 19 restaurant and dining options and over a dozen salons and spas.
—Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Abby Dupes, Allure, 26 Sep. 2025
Sinuous shapes are added through the Eternity Bench by Arda Yeniay in the women’s ready-to-wear salons.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
She was accused of misrepresenting her personal spending (including $24,380 at beauty salons and nearly $14,000 at Hermès) as business expenses, tallying about $3 million in tax evasion.
—Carrie Battan, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
Modern shops look less like punk bars than pricey hair salons or smartphone showrooms.
—John Semley, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
Fillers are often administered in salons without medical supervision.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Ideas that seemed intriguing in the salons of Paris—ideas like dividing the whole country up into eighty-one uniform squares, each administered as a unit of local government—turned out to be ridiculously unworkable.
—Paul Kingsnorth, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
As consumer confidence improves, restaurants, bars, hotels, and event venues are likely to benefit, as will gyms, beauty salons, and other service providers.
—Rohit Arora, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The Village, a charming 3-block district on Kercheval, offers more than 30 retail shops, 19 restaurant and dining options and over a dozen salons and spas.
—Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salons
Noun
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The majority are housed in museums, with only seven in private hands.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
3 Oct. 2025
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The vast majority of African artifacts in museums are held outside Africa, with more than half a million in European institutions alone.—
Alexis Akwagyiram,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In 2011, the Wisconsin State Legislature altered the property tax levy formula limits, eliminating the 2% ceiling that local municipalities could draw from taxpayers in places where new construction couldn't justify a larger levy increase.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Yesavage traded places with Toronto’s offence five times.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Cobblestone streets add extra charm to the Old Port district, filled with shops, restaurants, and galleries.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Vintage and antiques shops, boutiques, galleries, and a historic theater occupy more of the charming storefronts.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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In addition to retail sales, some of these items were distributed to schools and Department of Defense facilities, although the USDA noted that the school distribution was not part of the National School Lunch Program.—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The glowing road between peaks shows the partnerships between facilities who work together to advance astronomy by looking at things from near-Earth objects to distant galaxies to dark matter.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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The county performs about 14,000 inspections annually, with 97% of establishments passing, spokesman Ken Casparis previously told The Sacramento Bee.—
Sarah Linn,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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After Swift’s engagement to NFL player Travis Kelce went public in August, local establishments such as Pursuit Spirits and Ten20 Craft Brewery congratulated the famous couple with cheeky Instagram posts.—
Amanda Hancock,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Salons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salons. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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