exhibition
noun
ex·hi·bi·tion
ˌek-sə-ˈbi-shən 
1
: an act or instance of exhibiting
2
British
: a grant drawn from the funds of a school or university to help maintain a student
3
: a public showing (as of works of art, objects of manufacture, or athletic skill)
a one-man exhibition
an exhibition game
Examples of exhibition in a Sentence
There were several famous paintings at the exhibition.
an exhibition of early American crafts
helping to promote artists by exhibition of their paintings
Recent Examples on the Web
And whatever competitive concerns owning a theater circuit might raise have been rendered effectively moot by the fact that most of the studios essentially control production and exhibition in another, more meaningful sense: by operating their own streaming services.
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Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2024
As an exhibition at the Autry Museum explains, Indigenous communities faced violence and forced labor in the missions along El Camino Real, a route connecting the many Spanish settlements.
—Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2024
The Museum of Fine Arts offers more than 65,000 artworks and exhibitions.
—Pat Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2024
Cooney later displayed Diaz’s art at an exhibition in 2022.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 16 June 2024
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Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2024
As an exhibition at the Autry Museum explains, Indigenous communities faced violence and forced labor in the missions along El Camino Real, a route connecting the many Spanish settlements.
—Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2024
The Museum of Fine Arts offers more than 65,000 artworks and exhibitions.
—Pat Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2024
Cooney later displayed Diaz’s art at an exhibition in 2022.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 16 June 2024
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exhibition
noun
ex·hi·bi·tion
ˌek-sə-ˈbish-ən
1
: an act or instance of exhibiting
2
: a public showing (as of works of art, manufactured goods, or athletic skill)
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