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Recent Examples of speakeasy
Finally, at Raffles Boston’s Blind Duck, two limited-time beverages will be served in honor of the World Cup, mixed up by the lead bartender of the speakeasy, Nancy Nguyen.
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Jillian Dara, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Only three ingredients and a cocktail shaker are required for this Prohibition-era drink that's fit for a hip speakeasy.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
The speakeasy, in the rear of the space, would be converted into a lounge where on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays there would be music, likely a DJ.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2026
Guests attending the speakeasy harvest dinner from Ry’s Table will likely find Thai choo chee shrimp curry with potato.
—Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 27 May 2026
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Jillian Dara, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Only three ingredients and a cocktail shaker are required for this Prohibition-era drink that's fit for a hip speakeasy.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
The speakeasy, in the rear of the space, would be converted into a lounge where on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays there would be music, likely a DJ.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2026
Guests attending the speakeasy harvest dinner from Ry’s Table will likely find Thai choo chee shrimp curry with potato.
—Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speakeasy
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McNicholl also conceived of an upstairs lounge and jazz and cabaret club at the theater that is currently being constructed.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
9 June 2026
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In October 2025, Perry and Trudeau stepped out for the first time as a couple at a cabaret show hosted by Crazy Horse Paris to celebrate Perry's birthday.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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Antonio and Maribel Espaillat, the owners of Jet Set nightclub, could face up to 2 years in prison if found guilty.—
Martín Adames,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Sacramento County prosecutors on Monday pressed their theory that Payton and Martin were involved in a shootout with rival gang members on the downtown street corner rather than defending themselves from a spontaneous volley of gunfire as nightclubs closed April 3, 2022.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2026
Noun
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The park’s visitor center, in a 1935 roadhouse that sat on Route 66, contains displays with Route 66 memorabilia (and a gift shop with hundreds of Route 66 items).—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
12 Apr. 2026
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Michelob Ultra Roadhouse The roadhouse is on Simmons Banks Plaza, which surrounds Dickies Arena.—
Brayden Garcia
January 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Jan. 2026
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This French bistro isn’t known as a soccer bar.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
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Residents packed a bistro off Biscayne Boulevard for a community meeting organized in part by Caitlin Dydzuhn, who was attacked May 19 outside her condo.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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At the airport, a group of cadets loitered by a lactation pod, and people at the terminal alehouse seemed to be having a genuinely good time.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2026
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Carrying news, satire and story into places where expensive books had seldom reached, they were sold for pennies, tacked to alehouse walls and sung aloud for the illiterate.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
8 Nov. 2025
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Walnut Creek’s future as a commercial, dining and nightlife destination began near those crossroads with the opening of a hotel, store and saloon in the 1850s.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
2 June 2026
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Positioned somewhere between a traditional saloon, estate and SUV coupé, the 408 remains one of the more unconventional choices in the family car market — and arguably one of the most interesting.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The restaurant adds culinary heft to a neighborhood often geared toward sports (the name is an Italian translation of a legendary Seattle Mariners sportscaster’s signature phrase) and shares its windowed space with two other new Sea Creatures projects, a brewpub and a slice bar.—
Allecia Vermillion,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
26 May 2026
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Winking Lizard This brewpub in the heart of the park offers better-than-average bar food and 150 different beers.—
Robert Annis,
Midwest Living,
16 May 2026
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With permission from the family, Mckiddie hosted the fundraiser where hundreds packed in and outside of the pub.—
Julia Avant,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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Glasgow also has plenty of pubs and restaurant options, many of which have live music on some nights of the week.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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“Speakeasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speakeasy. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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