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 While the classic bob and blunt lob have seen their fair share of attention, the shag is taking over salons everywhere. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026 The team also drew inspiration from the 1930s salons in Paris, wanting the area to be brimming with conversation, culture, and more across its four decks. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026 During the Cowboy Carter tour in 2025, mini-salons were part of the tour’s set in stadiums. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026 Couture is also working with a slew of retailers looking to bring top clients to the brands’ salons. — Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026 Licensed cosmetologists and estheticians are building careers in luxury salons, medical spas, wellness clinics, education, content creation, and entrepreneurship. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2026 New York definitely has its own share of Black hair-care deserts, but most salons would attempt to do my hair. — Rachel Cook Northway, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026 This classic fall color is already a top pick in salons from NY to LA. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 18 Sep. 2026 Many of Jumbo’s dancers write fiction and memoir, host literary salons across Los Angeles and find ways to tell their own stories rather than serve as muses. — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salons
  1. museums
  2. places
  3. galleries
  4. facilities
  5. establishments
Noun
  • What differentiates the Museum Voorlinden from other collector museums around the world?
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • This leaves her with little time to explore San Francisco’s parks, museums and restaurants.
    — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of museums
Noun
  • There were places in the UK that banned it, councils that refused to allow it to be played.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Expanding the use of climate-friendly geothermal energy near places such as the Salton Sea and Sonoma and Modoc counties.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of places
Noun
  • Art has always been an important part of Santa Fe’s identity, and the hotel carries that tradition forward through their Artist in Residence program, along with local art displayed from galleries in town.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Students in the art department at Sacramento State say the 64-year-old building that houses ceramics and printmaking studios, faculty offices, art history classrooms and a couple of galleries is in urgent need of repair.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of galleries
Noun
  • Doubts in facilities management Now, CDE employees say their concerns extend beyond bedbugs to how their headquarters are maintained overall.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The service is intended to provide a more streamlined travel experience, including access to private terminals rather than crowded commercial airport facilities.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of facilities
Noun
  • The area might feel a bit buttoned-up and corporate for vacationers, but those in Abu Dhabi for work will be within a stone's throw of some of the city's best power-lunch and expense-account-dinner establishments.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, some long-standing Oxford establishments were praised by sources for aggressive vetting.
    — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of establishments

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

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