as in tavern
a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises
we spent an interesting evening in that desert town's lone cantina
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Before peaking at about a dozen taquerias, cantinas and food trucks around Sacramento and Atlanta, Madrigal’s empire of tortillas and meats began on an unassuming block of Arden Way in Old North Sacramento.
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Ethan Wolin
updated July 29, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2025
In Colima and other Pacific port towns, traces of the Manila galleon trade ripple through daily life – in kitchens, cantinas and even in architecture.
—Stephen Acabado, The Conversation, 21 July 2025
Since then, the Golden State has literally raised the bar higher and higher with skyscraper summits and outdoor cantinas with increasingly awesome city, bay, ocean, and mountain views.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
And may Star Wars hospitals become the new Star Wars cantinas.
—Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 14 May 2025
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Ethan Wolin
updated July 29, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2025
In Colima and other Pacific port towns, traces of the Manila galleon trade ripple through daily life – in kitchens, cantinas and even in architecture.
—Stephen Acabado, The Conversation, 21 July 2025
Since then, the Golden State has literally raised the bar higher and higher with skyscraper summits and outdoor cantinas with increasingly awesome city, bay, ocean, and mountain views.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
And may Star Wars hospitals become the new Star Wars cantinas.
—Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cantina
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Investigators ultimately found the remains of at least 10 women in Ed’s home, and were also able to link him to the disappearance of local tavern owner Mary Hogan, whom Ed confessed to killing, according to History.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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Investigators discovered additional body parts inside the Gein home, including the remains of Mary Hogan, a 51-year-old tavern owner who had been missing for three years.—
JR Radcliffe,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Here are 37 new restaurants, bars and cafes that are now open in metro Phoenix.—
Endia Fontanez,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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It’s located on the first floor, near Sebastian’s Bistro, a cafe with an executive sous chef that is also open to the public and decorated with dangling flying ibises, the bird that inspired UM’s mascot.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 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
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Though the pub's menu has skewed heavier on pizza over time under different owners, the Scotch eggs have remained a staple for 35 years.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
6 Oct. 2025
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The Desert Bar, an off-the-grid saloon near Parker, Arizona, opens for its seasonal run in October.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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An 1856 drawing of a popular San Francisco saloon known as the Cobweb Palace depicts a crowd of humans joined by two dogs, a pig, a parrot, and six monkeys.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Sep. 2025
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Center, and the bourbon bars and distilleries making up Whiskey Row.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Oct. 2025
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That abundance is on full display at the hotel’s six restaurants and bars, which source the large majority of ingredients from the surrounding areas.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Cantina.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantina. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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