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the array of painted backgrounds and furnishings used to establish the setting in a stage production the musical was worth seeing just for the elaborate scenery

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Recent Examples of scenery The scenery and costumes are sumptuous, but the script is another thing. Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025 Because of that, Clark Dalton of Yardbarker has listed Hall among a group of players that could use a change of scenery. Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025 Sometimes, does the player need a change of scenery? Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025 Spring and fall are those in-between months when flights cost less, hotel rates ease and the scenery often feels its most vibrant. Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scenery
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  • Absolutely nothing has changed lately about the signs or decor at local Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Use Mismatched Vintage Dishware Mixing and matching vintage dishware from the thrift store is one of Gaines’ favorite pastimes—and rules for elevated, classic decor, too.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • Appropriators are working behind the scenes to craft a yearlong bipartisan spending plan but are likely to need another stopgap funding measure to avoid a shutdown, which will require at least seven Democrats to cross the aisle and break a 60-vote filibuster.
    Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
  • In January 2024, a downsizing Groupon moved to smaller digs downtown, leaving a 300,000-square-foot hole in the onetime nexus of the Chicago tech scene.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Scenery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scenery. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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