as in tavern
a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises
coworkers enjoying the convivial atmosphere of the Irish pub
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Recent Examples of pub
The Goose Island Tap House offers British pub fare for lunch.
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Dana Givens, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2024
Other options include the quiet and historic Red Fox Tavern, which offers a prix fixe menu, and Red Horse Tavern, which serves classic pub fare.
—Eve Ettinger, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
My face to my children is not the one that my mates see at the pub.
—Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
The ice castles in Woodstock feature ice slides, a polar pub and a path covered in festive lights for guests to take a stroll through.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
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Dana Givens, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2024
Other options include the quiet and historic Red Fox Tavern, which offers a prix fixe menu, and Red Horse Tavern, which serves classic pub fare.
—Eve Ettinger, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
My face to my children is not the one that my mates see at the pub.
—Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
The ice castles in Woodstock feature ice slides, a polar pub and a path covered in festive lights for guests to take a stroll through.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pub
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For example, while their living quarters were segregated at their garrison headquarters on Grenada, Black soldiers still fraternized with white ones, especially in taverns.Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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Founded in 1908, the business started life as a cellar for aging wines, but decades later the owners added a restaurant, tavern, catering operation and hospitality school.Sofia Perez, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Shankman loves Brandon Blanchard and executive chef Demetrius Brown's Inman Park cafe and bistro.Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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An outdoor pool bar and cafe serves fresh salads and vegetable-forward fare.Dalya Benor, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
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The main deck features a large aft saloon, forward of which is a dining area with a bar, pantry, and galley.Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
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Sony Honda Mobility has now unveiled its first model, a four-door fastback saloon that's packed with AI and even a computer graphics game engine.New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2024
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Spending at restaurants and bars, meanwhile, dropped 0.4%.Christopher Rugaber and Anne D’Innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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With its industry-leading 14-microphone array and 3A audio algorithm, the Connect video bar offers premium audio capture.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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For their night at The Box nightclub, Swift wore a Clio Peppiat Lucina Embellished Stretch-mesh black minidress, which, at the time, retailed for $2,335.Hedy Phillips, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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In 2020, a nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Club Q, was similarly attacked, leaving five people dead and injuring 17 others.Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Pub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pub. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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