on exhibit
idiom
: being publicly shown in an exhibition
The photographs are on exhibit in the museum's west wing.
The painting went on exhibit last week.
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Groups will enter the Starfleet Museum, where legacy spacecraft are on exhibit in space, a narrative vehicle for connecting classic Star Trek with its latest iterations.
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Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
The political controversy aside, the works on exhibit represented a wide range These were works by artists who identify as Jewish.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
As of Friday, the three cubs are on exhibit for all to see, alongside Anne.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 12 Apr. 2024
Images from Manifest: Thirteen Colonies are currently on exhibit at Harvard University’s Peabody Museum through mid-April 2025.
—Donny Bajohr, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
The political controversy aside, the works on exhibit represented a wide range These were works by artists who identify as Jewish.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
As of Friday, the three cubs are on exhibit for all to see, alongside Anne.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 12 Apr. 2024
Images from Manifest: Thirteen Colonies are currently on exhibit at Harvard University’s Peabody Museum through mid-April 2025.
—Donny Bajohr, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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“On exhibit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20exhibit. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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