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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.
—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
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
Noun
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Snowmobile parking takes priority at Lewie's, an iconic roadhouse in Lead that boasts what many claim is the best burger in the Black Hills.—
Ashlyn Ware,
Midwest Living,
23 Jan. 2026
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Michelob Ultra Roadhouse The roadhouse is on Simmons Banks Plaza, which surrounds Dickies Arena.—
Brayden Garcia
January 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Downstairs, Gazette, the hotel’s Parisian-style bistro, serves up hearty French classics like brie baguettes and croque monsieur for breakfast.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Mar. 2026
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Loungers set under an arched cover make an excellent spot to catch up on your reading in the afternoon sun, while a bistro dining set overlooking the village of Ménerbes and its surrounding mountains is better than any dinner reservation, in our opinion.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For example, during the 2016 attack at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, the attacker pledged his allegiance to ISIS in a call to 911.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
22 Mar. 2026
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Gracey's body was found Thursday afternoon in the waters off a beach near where he was last seen outside a Barcelona nightclub with his friends in the early hours of Tuesday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Sir Edmond Halley’s, a long-standing British-style joint that serves food and drinks seven days a week in Charlotte, is everything that makes pub culture so appealing.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Mar. 2026
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Duke, whose time in the pub is spent either moping or getting hyped up by his aunt Kaulo doing her best Lady Macbeth.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In the resulting readers’ choice awards, the only category that didn’t include a North Carolina winner was best brewpub.—
Jenna Eason,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 2026
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His culinary career started in earnest at age 15, as a prep cook at his dad’s brewpub, The Seabright Brewery, in Santa Cruz.—
Karla Walsh,
CNN Money,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The second floor would have a tavern, restaurant and outdoor balcony.—
Hannah Kirby,
jsonline.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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The Pub - Downtown Situated on West Fourth Street near several downtown clubs, The Pub functions as a casual Irish-style tavern and sports bar.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The shop will double as a cabaret.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Mar. 2026
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Born May 7, 1961 in Pontypridd, Wales, Campbell began playing guitar as a child, joining the cabaret band Contrast as a teen.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Bullseye, true to its name, is an axe-throwing speakeasy (limited to ages 13 and up).—
Kinsey Gidick,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2026
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Grab drinks at the underground Red Ribbon Society speakeasy, or head up to the rooftop restaurant for unbeatable views of the surrounding Blue Ridge Mountains.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Alehouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alehouse. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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