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the array of painted backgrounds and furnishings used to establish the setting in a stage production the musical was worth seeing just for the elaborate scenery

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Recent Examples of scenery The restaurant is decidedly small, a pleasant change of scenery for Charlotte, where large, echoey restaurants have become so commonplace. Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2025 Charlotte reluctantly agrees to the change of scenery, but just as soon as their moving truck arrives in the remote area, the Lovell family is attacked by something. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025 One player who won’t be getting a change of scenery – literally speaking – is San Jose captain Cristian Espinoza. Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025 The lakefront homes here are beautiful and the scenery exemplary. Andrew Depietro, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for scenery 

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“Scenery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scenery. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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