as in hotel
a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests
in the old days, a traveler could spend the night at one of the hostels placed along the coach route
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Recent Examples of hostel
Less baggage means easier navigation of public transit, hostels and crowded streets.
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Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2026
Infrastructure projects such as toll roads and school hostels are generating very high returns owing to high traffic volumes and massive student population in the country.
—Emele Onu, Bloomberg, 7 Apr. 2026
Later, in their double at the hostel, Joost hacked at the durian over a copy of People’s Daily.
—Cassandra Neyenesch, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
When choosing where to stay, hostels and guesthouses with communal spaces are ideal for solo travelers who want a mix of independence and social connection.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
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Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2026
Infrastructure projects such as toll roads and school hostels are generating very high returns owing to high traffic volumes and massive student population in the country.
—Emele Onu, Bloomberg, 7 Apr. 2026
Later, in their double at the hostel, Joost hacked at the durian over a copy of People’s Daily.
—Cassandra Neyenesch, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
When choosing where to stay, hostels and guesthouses with communal spaces are ideal for solo travelers who want a mix of independence and social connection.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hostel
Noun
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Maria Wittorp, the hotel’s head concierge, said, with the haste of an auctioneer, standing in the lobby, as blazer-wearing staffers whipped by.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Demi Moore’s Outfit Blueprint Demi Moore wore cuffed jeans ahead of the 79th Annual Cannes Film Festival outside her hotel in Cannes, France.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
Noun
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The whole pie is cut into small squares or rectangles, known as a party or tavern cut.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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Riegelsville Housed in an 1838 building along the Delaware River, Riegelsville Inn serves hearty American fare in a cozy tavern setting.—
Hannah Howard,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2026
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“Hostel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hostel. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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