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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
The resulting images contrasted sharply with those produced by the Peranakan enthusiasts who formed social clubs and salons to practice their craft.
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H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 17 Apr. 2026
According to the auction house’s listing, Francatelli was a secretary to fashion designer Lucy Duff Gordon, who was famous for her dress designs in popular London, Paris, and New York salons.
—Francie Ebert, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
Located in the Marais, a few blocks from the Seine, the name nods not to Cardinal Mazarin himself but to the literary salons of his era, when the great thinkers, performers, and artists of 17th-century Paris gathered in lavish settings.
—Lindsey Tramuta, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026
All students will be granted access to facilities and workshops staged at the L’Oréal Italia Academy and, as part of the partnership with the company’s professional division, will get directly in contact with the firm’s network and its salons.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 30 Mar. 2026
Medical groups representing doctors and patients were dismayed at the agency's decision to back away from tougher regulation of the devices, which are available at tanning salons and some major gym chains.
—Will Stone, NPR, 19 Mar. 2026
By that summer, the impact was hitting salons, too.
—Essence, 16 Mar. 2026
Krauss has said his interactions with Epstein usually involved scientific meetings or salons with interesting speakers.
—Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
The company has a range of products, sold directly to consumers and to professional salons, that use a bond-building technology to strengthen and restore hair.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 17 Apr. 2026
According to the auction house’s listing, Francatelli was a secretary to fashion designer Lucy Duff Gordon, who was famous for her dress designs in popular London, Paris, and New York salons.
—Francie Ebert, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
Located in the Marais, a few blocks from the Seine, the name nods not to Cardinal Mazarin himself but to the literary salons of his era, when the great thinkers, performers, and artists of 17th-century Paris gathered in lavish settings.
—Lindsey Tramuta, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026
All students will be granted access to facilities and workshops staged at the L’Oréal Italia Academy and, as part of the partnership with the company’s professional division, will get directly in contact with the firm’s network and its salons.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 30 Mar. 2026
Medical groups representing doctors and patients were dismayed at the agency's decision to back away from tougher regulation of the devices, which are available at tanning salons and some major gym chains.
—Will Stone, NPR, 19 Mar. 2026
By that summer, the impact was hitting salons, too.
—Essence, 16 Mar. 2026
Krauss has said his interactions with Epstein usually involved scientific meetings or salons with interesting speakers.
—Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
The company has a range of products, sold directly to consumers and to professional salons, that use a bond-building technology to strengthen and restore hair.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salons
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Determining how much didactic information is insightful and sufficient, and how much constitutes excessive artsplaining, is a delicate, ongoing challenge for museums.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Sumlinski repeatedly targeted Warsaw’s Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews, one of the world’s leading Jewish museums, in a video in front of the installations.—
Shira Li Bartov,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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Wolves, who immediately finished in the Europa League places in 2019 after a six-season spell away from the top flight, offer a more realistic target.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Not in the offseason, when their coaching staffs and front offices regularly trade places.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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A little farther on, the Distillery District offers a different kind of browse, with heritage buildings now home to galleries, boutiques, and bars.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
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People entering the visitors' galleries to watch floor debates must go through a second set of detectors.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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This general view shows oil tanks and facilities at Yeosu National Industrial Complex, the largest petrochemical industrial complex in South Korea, in Yeosu on April 7, 2026.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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In reality, its attacks killed civilians and damaged airports, power facilities, and water supplies across the Gulf.—
Nawaf M. Al-Thani,
semafor.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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The bills come on the heels of legislation passed last year that sought to limit immigration enforcement at health care facilities, including by prohibiting medical establishments from allowing federal agents without a valid search warrant or court order into private areas.—
Claudia Boyd Barrett,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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The county performs about 14,000 inspections annually and about 97% of establishments pass, spokesman Ken Casparis previously told The Sacramento Bee.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
April 24,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Salons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salons. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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