speakeasy

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Recent Examples of speakeasy The interior designer is proudest of the second floor 1930s-style speakeasy, something new for Toumbakaris. Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 31 Dec. 2024 Alas, just as Mikaela and Keiran fled her speakeasy and triggered the explosions, Desmond activated his Holtzman shield, protecting him from the blasts. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 15 Dec. 2024 Deep in the Banana Republic’s Soho outpost, a festive fête hosted by Blasberg took place in the new speakeasy—The Banana—tucked into the back of the store. Gaby Keiderling, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024 Read more:Inside the Pacers' steakhouse and speakeasy just steps away from Gainbridge Fieldhouse Half Liter BBQ 5301 Winthrop Ave., (463) 212-8180, halfliterbbq.com. Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for speakeasy 
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Noun
  • The album earned Faithfull a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance and has built a devoted following over the years, not to mention a later-in-life career as a cabaret performer in such hot spots as New York’s Rainbow Room and Carnegie Hall.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Oh Mary!, the brainchild of Escola, is the deliciously untrue story of the famous First Lady, reimagined as a frustrated, alcoholic cabaret performer in the final days before her husband’s assassination.
    Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Culinary spaces will have a bohemian style and will include a gastronomic restaurant, cafe and speakeasy bar and nightclub, as well as a rooftop pool and bar with spectacular views of the city.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Products using names such as Black Horse and Bio Max, packaged as shots or sticks, are then sold illegally in venues such as nightclubs, promising health benefits, said officials.
    Jack Guy, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • But how many members who have lost their homes nearby will have to move elsewhere? Professor Garroway and other congregants are trying to learn more about how the mural came to be painted, in a building that had been a roadhouse and a warehouse during the 1920's.
    Scott Simon, NPR, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Several other historic roadhouses across Alaska have been preserved and are open to visitors.
    Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Browse a mix of boutiques, wine shops, and old bookstores here, or take a seat at a tea house or traditional bistro.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
  • In the 1960s, France counted about 200,000 bistros and cafes across the country.
    Vivian Song, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This Livermore movie theater and alehouse will show the NFC championship in high-def on a 30-foot screen.
    Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The London Evening Post didn’t give her name, simply identifying her as the keeper of the Queen’s Head alehouse.
    Katie Dancey-Downs, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 July 2022
Noun
  • After dinner, the saloon comes alive with the warmth of a crackling fireplace as does the main lodge, where staff and guests alike dance to country music played by local musicians.
    Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Cline noted that the first gunfight in the film, set in front of a saloon, was among the most tricky to get right in terms of color and lighting.
    Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Harries closed the brewpub in June of 2022 to the consternation of beer lovers across the Bay Area, including Hayward restaurateur Alejandro Gamarra.
    Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
  • When Ravinia Brewing launched its north suburban brewpub seven years ago, Ravinia Festival immediately challenged the brewery’s right to use the name before reaching an agreement to share the hometown moniker — with certain restrictions.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Geno Auriemma sees championship path after UConn women’s basketball’s vintage dominance vs. Seton Hall Geno Auriemma sees championship path after UConn women's basketball's vintage dominance vs. Seton Hall CT brewery closes a popular shoreline pub and restaurant location.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2025
  • No one at the pub, staff or customer, knew about the royal arrival.
    Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025

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“Speakeasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speakeasy. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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