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a building or part of a building in which objects of interest are displayed a trip to the Museum of Natural History

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Recent Examples of museum Work to turn part of the property into a museum and the rest into a workspace will take many months, the Counter Extremism Project says. Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025 Like every other art museum in Texas, the MFA started late in the blue-chip art chase, but this tortoise, turbocharged with oil money, often outruns the Yankee hares. Brian T. Allen, National Review, 16 Jan. 2025 In February, Dacus will perform songs from the album in museums and churches in four cities, including Brooklyn, Chicago, and San Fransisco. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025 Today the site is a museum and rum distillery that doesn’t shirk from its past. Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for museum 

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“Museum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/museum. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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