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Recent Examples of parlor
The city, now known as Dania Beach, is best known for its jai alai fronton, antique district, Canadian visitors, fishing pier and Jaxson’s ice cream parlor.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
In some, the takings were modest — one ice cream parlor was hit for a single tub of strawberry ice cream worth about $50, though the burglars damaged $500 worth of property to get it.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
Each year, as bakeries — and the occasional pizza parlor — devote their entire production to it during Ramadan, new variations emerge to satiate evolving tastes.
—Kiana Hayeri, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Formal sitting rooms are also sometimes called reception rooms or parlors.
—Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Mar. 2025
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
In some, the takings were modest — one ice cream parlor was hit for a single tub of strawberry ice cream worth about $50, though the burglars damaged $500 worth of property to get it.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
Each year, as bakeries — and the occasional pizza parlor — devote their entire production to it during Ramadan, new variations emerge to satiate evolving tastes.
—Kiana Hayeri, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Formal sitting rooms are also sometimes called reception rooms or parlors.
—Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parlor
Noun
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Jansen would undoubtedly like to retire in third place.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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Flood warnings and advisories are also in place along full streams and rivers after heavy rains in April and early May in states including Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Duffy said decisions by the Biden administration to move some of Newark's air traffic control from a facility on Long Island to one in Philadelphia, without ensuring the telecommunication equipment feeding the controller's monitors, is partly to blame for the issues.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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The plan also calls for a brand-new training facility and for the department to hire more firefighters.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
12 May 2025
Noun
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All Americans must take care not to turn the First Amendment’s ban on establishment of religion from becoming a license to discriminate against religion.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2025
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State Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed suit to block the move, arguing that the decision violated both state and federal constitutional prohibitions against government establishment of religion.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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“Parlor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parlor. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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