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Recent Examples of parlor
Back in the parlor, the visitors traded notes.
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Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Other plants for your shady spot might include aglaonema, dieffenbachia, dracaena, parlor palm and sansevieria.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
The layout is classic but flexible, with a gracious parlor floor holding adjoining living and dining rooms, plus a service pantry.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Jan. 2026
And Bill Kreutzmann, also on video, was equally light-hearted, telling how his first gig with Weir and Garcia was at a pizza parlor in Menlo Park.
—Ben Fong-Torres, Rolling Stone, 18 Jan. 2026
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Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Other plants for your shady spot might include aglaonema, dieffenbachia, dracaena, parlor palm and sansevieria.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
The layout is classic but flexible, with a gracious parlor floor holding adjoining living and dining rooms, plus a service pantry.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Jan. 2026
And Bill Kreutzmann, also on video, was equally light-hearted, telling how his first gig with Weir and Garcia was at a pizza parlor in Menlo Park.
—Ben Fong-Torres, Rolling Stone, 18 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parlor
Noun
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Just down the street, the Black Forest Inn is also leaning into service, offering coffee, soup and a warm place to gather.—
Derek James,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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All the key players in the industry are in one place and discussing how to get our society to the next stage in a responsible way.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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On Saturday, Portland Mayor Keith Wilson demanded ICE leave his city after federal officers deployed tear gas at a crowd of demonstrators outside the agency's facility.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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The jail is still drying out after the water main break over the weekend, which forced parts of the facility offline and added to growing concerns about infrastructure failures inside the building.—
La'Tasha Givens,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Many establishments may also be unaware that their dram shop coverage does not cover on-premises THC consumption, creating significant liability exposure.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Charcuterie is a non-alcohol establishment.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Parlor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parlor. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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