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Recent Examples of parlor
After all, there’s nothing else that could explain how her Brooklyn apartment—the parlor floor of a brownstone—came to be, and how the stars aligned, if only momentarily, when the previous tenants moved out.
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Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2025
From there, in the parlor, rounds of chess, billiards, and one last fruitless attempt at backgammon.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
The 1,200-square-foot suites include a bedroom with a king bed and twin bunk beds and a family parlor space with a pull-out sofa, kitchenette, table with seating for six, and an oversized balcony (perfect for watching theme park fireworks in the distance).
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
So who’s in the room, who’s in that gaming parlor?
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
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Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2025
From there, in the parlor, rounds of chess, billiards, and one last fruitless attempt at backgammon.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
The 1,200-square-foot suites include a bedroom with a king bed and twin bunk beds and a family parlor space with a pull-out sofa, kitchenette, table with seating for six, and an oversized balcony (perfect for watching theme park fireworks in the distance).
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
So who’s in the room, who’s in that gaming parlor?
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parlor
Noun
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This changes the calculus of the military and makes the region and world a safer place.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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The editor of the Pine Bluff Commercial earned second place for commentary in a contest organized by America's Newspapers for his coverage of the failings of a city tax initiative that promised civic and economic restoration.—
Grant Lancaster,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Jacksonville can count on several military facilities, including naval stations and a submarine base, and Washington is, of course, home to the Pentagon.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Information technology company Provalus has selected Harrison as the location for its newest facility.—
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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These actions helped lay the groundwork for the later establishment of the role of White House Press Secretary, a position first occupied by journalist George Akerson, whom Herbert Hoover had originally hired as his secretary.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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In his later years, Watson's reputation was tarnished by comments on genetics and race that led him to be ostracized by the scientific establishment.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Parlor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parlor. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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