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a building, room, or suite of rooms occupied by a service business an ice cream parlor with an old-timey theme

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Recent Examples of parlor Other resort offerings include private beach access and daybeds, as well as restaurants Quiosc, Mel, Shima and the beachside Llum i Sal on the property for breakfast, lunch and dinner — plus artisanal ice cream parlor Crocant. Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025 It will be located east of Broadbent Arena and north of the West Wing and contain the center’s biggest Class A exhibit hall along with dedicated bathrooms, a milking parlor suite, food services areas and flexible meeting spaces. Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 22 Aug. 2025 The rich and creamy ice cream is sold in pints nationwide, in stores and at other ice cream parlors across Minnesota. Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025 According to the records, the farm includes a 32,500-square-foot milking parlor, along with two free-stall barns—one built in 2017 spanning more than 450,000 square feet and another completed last year covering over 100,000 square feet. Jesus Mesa gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for parlor
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  • The central solarium is a great place to unwind with a book and a cup of tea in the afternoons, too.
    Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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    Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • For decades, these establishments have been the places where families gathered after ballgames, where road trips stopped for pancakes, and where Main Street found an affordable night out.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Karki has spent much of her career within the very establishment the youth are protesting against, yet her reputation as a fearless and incorruptible jurist has appealed to many young people in the country of 30 million.
    Sugam Pokharel, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Parlor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parlor. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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