as in tavern
a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises a barroom long popular with working folks looking for a place to unwind at the end of the day

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Recent Examples of barroom Consider it a chance to engage in barroom golf discussion. Brody Miller, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024 And so this is a club who, in the language of the barroom, are bouncing off the walls, p****d out of their skulls but somehow still clutching their packet of pork scratchings. George Caulkin, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024 While more of a household name in Great Britain, Wakeman’s ethereal-sorcerer persona onstage was matched in his heyday for barroom carousing and insolvency. Jordan Hoffman, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024 Modern hurricane forecasting was born in 1943, when a US Army Air Corps pilot flew a two-person propeller plane into the eye of a hurricane on a barroom dare, and then repeated the stunt with a meteorologist on board. Alec Luhn, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for barroom 
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Noun
  • Our Main Street contained gathering places, often Main Street taverns, where stories were told and some interesting memories made. LOCAL CONTENTIn its Heyday the Herald could run to 28 pages.
    Bob Roepke, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Once a boarding house, a tavern, and a grocery store, this eatery pays homage to its storied past with a diverse menu that combines contemporary flavors with 19th-century influences.
    Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Sabrina Carpenter Goes Bombshell in Platinum Pin-Up Curls, Lace and Diamonds for Vogue Cover Shoot Her family, including parents David and Elizabeth, sisters Sarah and Shannon as well as half-sister Cayla, would often dine out at a local Irish pub called the Limeport Inn.
    Jack Irvin, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Rooney, for example, first turned out for a kids' team run by The Western Approaches, a pub where his father was a regular customer.
    Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The false front of a saloon still stood, with an alder tree growing through its warped timbers.
    Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Big Charlie’s has become so well known for being a Chiefs bar in Philly that NFL Films did a feature on the saloon after KC won Super Bowl LIV.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The cafe was given a yellow placard for improperly storing milk and accumulation on a food contact surface.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Coffee with breakfast 📸 Buna Kurs in Jackson Ward is an Ethiopian cafe that serves breakfast all day.
    Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
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  • Other changes rolled out under Niccol include reimagining the vibe inside Starbucks’ locations — for example, bringing back condiment bars and offering free refills on some drinks for customers who stick around in the shop to enjoy their beverages.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025
  • First arrested in 1985 while fighting Israeli forces along the Jordanian border, the activist in the Fatah party spent a total of 39 years behind bars.
    ISABEL DEBRE, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
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  • Shakira storms off Miami nightclub stage after appearing to scold clubgoer for filming up her dress The title of the tour is taken from the singer's 12th studio album, released last year and the first since 2017's El Dorado.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Relaxing with other The White Lotus cast members in the upper rafters of Phuket’s Bangla Muay Thai Stadium, the 35-year-old former nightclub bouncer, soldier, and talent show contestant can hardly believe his luck.
    Charlie Campbell / Phuket, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025

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“Barroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barroom. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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