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as in hotel
a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests
took lodging at a public house that had recently been completely renovated
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as in tavern
chiefly British
a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises
visited a public house in London that has been welcoming customers since the time of Charles Dickens
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Jonathan Nichols first hung the white horse outside — a universal sign of a public house — and gave the tavern its name.
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Carlos R. Muñoz, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Feb. 2023
Pub is an abbreviation of public house—a meeting place for all comers (children and dogs are admitted, too).
—Oliver Smith, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2020
The vibe crisscrosses eras and social circles — a public house with a private club clientele, the Tam O’Shanter booked out by the Soho House crowd — in an only-in-L.A. blur of scenery.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2022
In many cases, the local pub or eatery is still truly a public house, a pillar of the community.
—Jon Taffer, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2020
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Carlos R. Muñoz, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Feb. 2023
Pub is an abbreviation of public house—a meeting place for all comers (children and dogs are admitted, too).
—Oliver Smith, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2020
The vibe crisscrosses eras and social circles — a public house with a private club clientele, the Tam O’Shanter booked out by the Soho House crowd — in an only-in-L.A. blur of scenery.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2022
In many cases, the local pub or eatery is still truly a public house, a pillar of the community.
—Jon Taffer, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public house
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Even just a few weeks after opening, The Manner already has the rare thing that so many hotels profess to offer, but aren’t always able to achieve: the genuine feeling of being at a home away from home.Liam Hess, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
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Business travelers can select flight seats, hotel rooms, workspaces, and meeting locations based on personal preference.Phil Kirschner, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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This hotel's signature restaurant, The Courtroom, serves elegant tavern fare in a sunlit dining area with soaring ceilings, oversized windows, and marble accents.Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024
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Speaking with me about the October surprise from a leather booth at a Greenwich Village tavern more than three decades later, Unger, now 75, lit up.Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2024
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There are various services who will cart people's bags between hostels on the routes for about $5-10 per trip, leaving you to only carry a daypack.Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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Book your stay: Booking.com Bunk Hotel This budget-friendly option, a stone’s throw from Utrecht Centraal Station, is part hostel/hotel, co-working space, restaurant/bar, and art gallery.Gurdeep Loyal, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2024
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Everything from that list is ― thankfully ― out of reach of patrons at the pub, 912 Milwaukee Ave.Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2024
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Pottery runs deep in Santa Fe, from hallowed Pueblo collections to clay-throwing pubs.Lia Picard, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2024
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Starbucks also plans to bring back self-serve condiment coffee bars in all of its cafes by early 2025.Kate Gibson, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
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The uber-popular coffee chain with nearly 40,000 cafes worldwide will both debut its holiday menu and stop charging customers extra for non-dairy milks beginning on Thursday, Nov. 7.Mike Snider, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
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These bars, saloons, and taprooms are the 2024 winners of the Where to Eat & Drink: Superior Sips category.Sunset Magazine, Sunset Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024
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Arizona's wildest saloon is set to open for 2024 The open-air Desert Bar, also called the Nellie E Saloon in Parker, AZ, is set to open for 2024.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
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Miles Howard, founder and lead organizer of the Boston’s Walking City Trail, is often seen leading groups through the forests, wetlands, beaches, and industrial zones within the greater Boston area (or recuperating at a local watering hole or ramen counter).Miles Howard, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
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The novel is set the hauntingly beautiful but treacherous landscape of Georgia, where on a balmy Southern night at a local watering hole, a murder and mysterious disappearance set the stage for an unlikely detective — the doyenne of Savannah society, Morgana Musgrove.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2024
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Then think about how many fun-size Twix bars and Reese's peanut butter cups are floating around on October 31st.GWEN ROCKWOOD The Rockwood Files, arkansasonline.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Children across the country will be scurrying door-to-door on Thursday, dressed in costumes and hunting vigorously for that house giving out full-size candy bars.BYChris Morris, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Public house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20house. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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