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Recent Examples of B and B
If one were to use that fundamental mathematical principle — often referenced as if A=B and B=C then A=C — entering Thursday’s Class 4A state football quarterfinal, things did not look promising for Hill-Murray but did for Kasson-Mantorville.
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Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025
Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for B and B
Noun
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This fine establishment has sat at the same address in the Williamsburg Bridge's shadow since 1887, and the interiors carry about as many frills as your average public house—dark wood, plaster walls, and so on.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Dec. 2025
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The Lone Goat This English pub, which draws inspiration from public houses and taverns of London, is on the ground floor of the historic Metropolitan Building in downtown Detroit.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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My siblings all give generously to food banks and homeless charities, even putting some homeless people up in hotels, which is great.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Plan your escape to the French Basque seaside town of Biarritz, where a flurry of boutique hotels and buzzy restaurants make for an ideal vacation.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In and out of rehab programs and living rough on the streets, Nick Reiner had been staying in a guesthouse on the 78-year-old A Few Good Men director and his 68-year-old photographer wife’s Brentwood property for several weeks before the killings.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2026
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Floating steps lead across the water to an above-water guesthouse.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Walk among its historic buildings and spend a night in one of its inns or bed-and-breakfasts before returning to New York or continuing south on the Cape May-Lewes Ferry, which can accommodate cars.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Feb. 2026
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Cabins and country inns nearby provide the kind of comfort that suits the season well.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
12 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Trixie found the motor inn, built in 1953, while scrolling through Zillow, and quickly began renovations in 2020 after purchasing it—a process documented on the show Trixie Motel.—
Mae Hamilton,
AFAR Media,
23 July 2025
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Built in 1939, this is a true motor inn, with garages between the rooms for parking your car.—
Catherine Garcia,
theweek,
19 July 2024
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Cobb has spoken about mourning, grief, death and dying, in hospices, medical schools, bookstores, conferences and has written for The New York Times, HuffPost, More, House Beautiful & Medium.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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The way Robby is handling the increasingly complicated situation with hospice patient Roxie is also an exemplary display of his empathy.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Van Dyke, who owned a hostel for surfers in Puerto Viejo on the country’s Caribbean coast for many years, was with his girlfriend when intruders barged into his residence, the OIJ said.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
17 Feb. 2026
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Van Dyke, a Santa Cruz native, was a long-time Caribbean resident and owned Hotel Puerto Viejo, a dorm-style hostel in Puerto Viejo de Telemanca.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The tub, along with an adjacent swimming pool, once belonged to a coastal hostelry not far from Pullen’s home, until they were swallowed by the shifting sands.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
12 Nov. 2025
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Said to be one of the oldest inns in the Western world, this 12th-century hostelry in the Cotswolds has accumulated quite the collection of supernatural guests over the years.—
Andrea Romano,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025
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“B and B.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/B%20and%20B. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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