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as in pub
a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises
a seedy section of the city's waterfront that was rife with cheap taverns, tattoo parlors, and run-down flophouses
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as in hotel
a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests
a colonial-era tavern that has been serving weary travelers for two and a half centuries
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Recent Examples of tavern
Visitors will find a 20-acre nature preserve, along with shops and restaurants, including The Citizen, a coastal tavern.
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Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
After starting the tavern, his father added carryout business and in 1960 moved the store to a large building in Old Town at 756 W. North Ave.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
The idea is to connect the tavern visually with the street and the XL Center.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2025
This Uptown joint is a tavern meets pub vibe with low ceilings and lots of TVs.
—Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
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Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
After starting the tavern, his father added carryout business and in 1960 moved the store to a large building in Old Town at 756 W. North Ave.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
The idea is to connect the tavern visually with the street and the XL Center.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2025
This Uptown joint is a tavern meets pub vibe with low ceilings and lots of TVs.
—Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tavern
Noun
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Ed Sheeran surprised fans at an Irish pub in Boston with a special performance on St. Patrick's Day.—
Jay Stahl,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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Ed Sheeran popped up at a Boston Irish pub to perform a surprise acoustic set in front of a celebratory St. Patrick’s Day crowd on Monday night.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2025
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But the trend has lately been expanding well beyond hotels.—
Susan Campos,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Mar. 2025
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She was arrested near a hotel on Fresnillo Avenue in Mexicali, NBC 7 in San Diego reported, citing Mexican officials.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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In the photo, Weir stands next to the superstar and her sparkling red dress, smiling through his massive white beard and black bolo tie as if he time-traveled from an Old West saloon.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2025
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There was Jade Girl VO (for a judo move), Dog Fart (murky origins) and 1818 (to mark a first visit to the saloon on Jan. 8, 2018).—
Marah Eakin,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The fake New Jersey drivers’ license matched the one used to book a room at the New York hostel, prosecutors have said.—
Kara Scannell,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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The city of Miami has outreach staff at the hostel daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., according to Book and the hostel’s owner, Phillip Muskat.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
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Perhaps your perfect caffeine buzz comes from a cup of something sweet and creamy, paired with a decadent pasty in a pink-walled cafe.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
19 Mar. 2025
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At Café 2001 — the back-door cafe attached to Japanese restaurant Yess in downtown’s Arts District — chef Giles Clark puts his own spin on his yoshoku-esque specials, inspired by what’s at L.A.’s farmers markets and in his refrigerator.—
Betty Hallock,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2025
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Tucked away in the mountain range of the Saga Prefecture, on the western island of Kyushu, Ureshino is home to some of Japan’s most coveted onsens, run by more than 30 hotels and ryokans, the traditional Japanese inns.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2025
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While guests may miss the inn’s delicious two-course breakfasts, there’s still plenty to enjoy, including local beer on tap, freshly baked cookies, and gift cards to one of four excellent breakfast spots just blocks away.—
Jenn Rice,
AFAR Media,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Downtown Sacramento Partnership announced that 40 restaurants, bars and services are participating in a promotion aimed at drawing visitors before and after A’s games at Sutter Health Park.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacbee.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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The hotel is within walking distance of many restaurants, bars, and shops.—
Taylor McIntyre,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Mar. 2025
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The newer Deauville, its restaurants, shops and nightclubs were an enduring draw for locals and tourists, anchoring the mostly low-scale North Beach neighborhood for decades.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2025
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The question of the night is the choice between selling out their souls to the vapid American tourists at the Tropicana nightclub (bad) or singing for their own people on the wrong side of the tracks (good).—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Tavern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tavern. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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