as in tavern
a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises
according to the state's dramshop laws, anyone who serves alcohol automatically incurs certain liabilities
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Recent Examples of dramshop
From Boston and Salem to Amherst and Portland, Maine, whether the theme is 1920s flapper or 1990s Gothic, hidden dramshops have proliferated over the last several years, as cocktail culture chases the allure of secrecy.
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James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Apr. 2023
James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dramshop
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Among those are William Morales, a bomb maker for a militant Puerto Rican group that bombed a New York tavern in 1975, killing four, and Joanne Chesimard, known in Cuba as Assata Shakur, convicted for killing a New Jersey state trooper in 1973.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2025
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Shells from the tavern in the basement of Gladstone’s Land, a tenement house in the Scottish capital, filled in gaps in the building’s brickwork.—
Garritt C. Van Dyk,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 May 2025
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For those who want to get their British on, there are bangers and all-day English breakfast on Sundays at a popular pub.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
12 June 2025
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Unconfirmed reports of fish up to 20 feet in length and weighing more than a ton have echoed over the generations as well, whispered to win bar bets in pubs from Pocatello to Portland.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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For as long as hungry birds have swooped from the saloon’s leafy branches to stalk diners’ steak fries, Le Tub, the kitschy-divey national treasure on Hollywood’s Intracoastal Waterway, has delighted and polarized locals with tacky decor and huge hamburgers.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
29 May 2025
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That continues the light, bright look of the saloon and guest cabins.—
Kathleen Turner,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Bars and Restaurants Surf through seven restaurants, cafes, and lounges onboard Quest.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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The teenaged couple has dates that take place at the Santa Monica Pier, on the train, downtown LA cafes, Linden, and Echo Park Lake.—
Malik Peay,
Essence,
12 June 2025
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Specifically, sales of protein drinks increased 20 percent, while bars and snacks increased 28 percent at the retailer, per the report.—
Emily Burns,
Footwear News,
9 June 2025
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The Harriman, a Viceroy Resort, will have a prominent outdoor terrace bar and a rooftop observatory, prime locations for viewing the magnificent night sky above the Sawtooths, according to its developers.—
Amaia Gavica,
Idaho Statesman,
8 June 2025
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“Dramshop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dramshop. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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