: a room where merchandise is exhibited for sale or where samples are displayed
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The stereo was a showroom model.
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Tesla, which also sells its cars online, has supplemented its five New York dealerships with a network of showrooms where consumers can view current models and consult staff members but not buy vehicles directly, a marketing approach the company uses in other states with direct-sales restrictions.
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Benjamin Oreskes, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Activists have targeted showrooms and vehicles with vandalism, and celebrity members of Tesla’s green California base have encouraged sales boycotts.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
Automotive executives and dealers reported significant gains in showroom traffic and sales once Trump confirmed the tariffs late last month and into April.
—Melissa Repko,michael Wayland,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
Tesla became a political target this year as demonstrators targeted their criticism of Musk and DOGE on the company, protesting at showrooms or charging stations across the country.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
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Benjamin Oreskes, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Activists have targeted showrooms and vehicles with vandalism, and celebrity members of Tesla’s green California base have encouraged sales boycotts.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
Automotive executives and dealers reported significant gains in showroom traffic and sales once Trump confirmed the tariffs late last month and into April.
—Melissa Repko,michael Wayland,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
Tesla became a political target this year as demonstrators targeted their criticism of Musk and DOGE on the company, protesting at showrooms or charging stations across the country.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Showroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/showroom. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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showroom
noun
show·room
-ˌrüm 
-ˌru̇m
: a room where merchandise (as new cars) is displayed for sale or where samples are displayed
a carpet showroom
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