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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 The parlor fireplace — which features a mantle that was added by John’s grandparents in the 1950s — anchors a room filled with more of Gretchen’s needlepoint as well as personal keepsakes. Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025 The chili parlor will also be offering the following: Two cheese coneys and a medium-sized drink for $6. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 This superstitious date, historically linked to everything from biblical betrayals to medieval massacres, has become a sacred day for tattoo and piercing parlors across the country. Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 How Designers Are Decorating with Lucite Now Consider how designer Brittany Bromley tucked an acrylic table in a bay window, in a fanciful parlor surrounded by bucolic wallpaper and blue and white china. Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for parlor
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Noun
  • The Blues get a favorable semifinal matchup vs. Fluminense (which is currently in sixth place after a 6-2-3 start to the 2025 Brazilian Serie A campaign).
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
  • Irrationally rigid regulations on housing remain in place across the country today.
    Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Walnuts, almonds and pistachios constantly circulate the production facility, undergoing more than 16 hours of processing per batch before being shipped out in lightweight tin cans to retailers and consumers.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025
  • By having the facility on site, SpaceX hopes to make the delivery of those gases more efficient by eliminating the need to have dozens of trucks deliver them from Brownsville.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Each establishment receives between one and four routine inspections per year.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 June 2025
  • The full inspections show how each establishment has corrected or is working to correct any remaining violations.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2025

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“Parlor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parlor. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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