fairs

plural of fair
as in exhibitions
a public showing of objects of interest a dazzling array of sleek cabin cruisers at the annual boat fair

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Recent Examples of fairs The gallery has regularly taken part in prominent international fairs including Art Basel in Hong Kong and Miami Beach, Frieze Seoul, Expo Chicago, the Armory Show in New York, and Taipei Dangdai. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 At the testing fairs, residents would then be given other tests that were medically unnecessary, not requested or ordered by a doctor and ineligible for Medicare reimbursement. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 Job fairs, career expos and in-person hiring events are worth another look these days. — John M. O'Connor, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 In Mexico, Lotería was initially played by the upper classes but gradually gained mass popularity via traveling fairs (called ferias). — Sanat Pai Raikar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026 Before video games, popular shooting games – the kind found at fairs and carnivals – generally involved friendly competition, with players competing to see who could hit targets most accurately. — Mark J. P. Wolf, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026 The Art Basel fairs are clubbed under the MCH Group’s Community Platforms division, which was almost solely responsible for the jump in revenue according to Artnet News. — News Desk, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026 Students also earn a certification in commercial roofing skills and attend several career fairs throughout the year, often with copies of their resume in tow, O’Connell said. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairs
Noun
  • Alongside the art for sale, visitors can encounter site-specific works, special exhibitions and public programs that offer various ways into Atlanta’s contemporary art scene and the broader conversations shaping it.
    — Andrew Alexander, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The Mexico initiative initially was also expected to include a football bowl game in 2026 in Monterrey, as well as future exhibitions for Big 12 baseball and soccer teams.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • There's also mammal dioramas, live animals, and other rotating exhibits.
    — Andrew Stelzer, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Another project would involve replacing 17 wayside exhibits at backcountry trailheads and three in the Cottonwood Spring area and adding three new interpretive wayside exhibits on the Mastodon Peak Loop.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Only 2,000 were made in 1989, and some were used as store displays.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • At crucial junctures over the centuries, parallel concepts of order, displays of power, and reflections of economic structures have manifested in both dance and police work.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

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“Fairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairs. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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