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Recent Examples of alehouse
At the airport, a group of cadets loitered by a lactation pod, and people at the terminal alehouse seemed to be having a genuinely good time.
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Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2026
Carrying news, satire and story into places where expensive books had seldom reached, they were sold for pennies, tacked to alehouse walls and sung aloud for the illiterate.
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Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
8 Nov. 2025
On a video call Finger demonstrated a few use cases, including a woman sitting in a modern Los Angeles garage that became a woman riding a horse in an old Western town, or two men sitting at a backyard table who were suddenly in a Medieval alehouse.
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Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
10 July 2025
The classic alehouse is a stone’s throw away from Leeds’ home ground, and on April 28, the fans were in a celebratory mood.
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Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
This Livermore movie theater and alehouse will show the NFC championship in high-def on a 30-foot screen.
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Linda Zavoral,
The Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2024
The London Evening Post didn’t give her name, simply identifying her as the keeper of the Queen’s Head alehouse.
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Katie Dancey-Downs,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 July 2022
The alehouse at 9501 W. 171st St. in Tinley Park (708-966-2051) hosts a music series on the patio beginning May 27.
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Vickie Snow Jurkowski,
Daily Southtown,
8 May 2018
In the late seventies, the bar came under the ownership of the proprietor of a now defunct Bronx alehouse called the Liffy, like the river.
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David Kortava,
The New Yorker,
9 July 2017
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2026
Carrying news, satire and story into places where expensive books had seldom reached, they were sold for pennies, tacked to alehouse walls and sung aloud for the illiterate.
—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
8 Nov. 2025
On a video call Finger demonstrated a few use cases, including a woman sitting in a modern Los Angeles garage that became a woman riding a horse in an old Western town, or two men sitting at a backyard table who were suddenly in a Medieval alehouse.
—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
10 July 2025
The classic alehouse is a stone’s throw away from Leeds’ home ground, and on April 28, the fans were in a celebratory mood.
—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
This Livermore movie theater and alehouse will show the NFC championship in high-def on a 30-foot screen.
—
Linda Zavoral,
The Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2024
The London Evening Post didn’t give her name, simply identifying her as the keeper of the Queen’s Head alehouse.
—
Katie Dancey-Downs,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 July 2022
The alehouse at 9501 W. 171st St. in Tinley Park (708-966-2051) hosts a music series on the patio beginning May 27.
—
Vickie Snow Jurkowski,
Daily Southtown,
8 May 2018
In the late seventies, the bar came under the ownership of the proprietor of a now defunct Bronx alehouse called the Liffy, like the river.
—
David Kortava,
The New Yorker,
9 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alehouse
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Down at the Borderline kicks up some roadhouse dirt, for example, while the recent Nobody Held Her Like Me explores soul music.
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The park’s visitor center, in a 1935 roadhouse that sat on Route 66, contains displays with Route 66 memorabilia (and a gift shop with hundreds of Route 66 items).
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Mazzei and her sister, Veronica, who co-own a bistro in Cliffside Park, have been checking for updates sent by cellphone from family members and friends since the earthquake collapsed buildings in the country yesterday.
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This three-piece bistro set is made from durable cast aluminum that is rust resistant and waterproof, too.
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As an aging Albanian nightclub owner, Crowe proves consistently delightful even when the material lets him down.
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That portion of the nightclub was subsequently closed.
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This elite slice of city life is thriving as many bars, pubs and nightclubs come under strain.
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The seasonal produce—refreshing watermelon, ripe peaches, sweet silver queen corn, juicy heirloom tomatoes; pub subs on the beach; and anything coming off the grill.
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The restaurant adds culinary heft to a neighborhood often geared toward sports (the name is an Italian translation of a legendary Seattle Mariners sportscaster’s signature phrase) and shares its windowed space with two other new Sea Creatures projects, a brewpub and a slice bar.
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Winking Lizard This brewpub in the heart of the park offers better-than-average bar food and 150 different beers.
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Head to Bayzo’s Pub on the lower level of The Mansion for an English tavern vibe, family-friendly pub fare, and live music some nights during the summer season.
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Leavenworth With its Bavarian-style architecture, mountain views, and taverns doling out steins of German beer and traditional dishes like käsespätzle, this small town in central Washington evokes an Alpine village.
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There are more than 70 hits sprinkled like glitter across this tale of a pair of lovers and a cast of performers at the Moulin Rouge cabaret club.
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The cabaret show officially reopened its doors to the public that September following an 18-month shutdown.
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There are several excellent hotels nearby, including the historic, speakeasy-like Chicago Athletic Association, the Peninsula, the Langham, the Waldorf Astoria, and the Four Seasons, as well as the Fairmont Chicago.
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The estate’s centerpiece is a speakeasy-style of saloon designed as a private entertainment space.
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“Alehouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alehouse. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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