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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 For the first installment, U.S. photographer Alec Soth shot the lush green scenery and karst limestone mountains near the Li river in Guilin. Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 1 July 2025 Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992), he was cast in Jurassic Park and found his dino costar was really chewing the scenery. Huntley Woods, EW.com, 1 July 2025 The final full day takes in all of the scenery in whatever manner the guests choose: on horseback; on the water; hiking through thousand year old forests. Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025 Half Moon Bay pairs postcard-ready scenery with quietly historic stops: wander the uncrowded redwood giants of Purisima Creek Redwoods Preserve. Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for scenery
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  • But these apartments weren’t put together by the usual Ikea enthusiast; rather, the 15 charming one and two-bedroom apartments feature furniture and decor from local antique shops, Portuguese folk art, and handcrafted textiles by local artisans.
    Monica Mendal, Vogue, 1 July 2025
  • Continue scrolling to browse more Wayfair fruit decor finds — up to 51 percent off today.
    Jacqueline Tempera, People.com, 30 June 2025
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  • In a statement published on Wednesday, the Lake Havasu City Fire Department said that Foxcroft's body was found inside one of the chambers at the scene of the fire.
    Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
  • The famous southwest London venue, which opened in 1899 and was designed by Frank Matcham, the architect who is responsible for some of London’s most iconic theatres including the Palladium and the Coliseum, is the scene of Damsgaard’s coronation as Brentford’s player of the year for 2024-25.
    Jay Harris, New York Times, 11 July 2025

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“Scenery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scenery. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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