as in hotel
a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests
we decided to stay at an inn rather than keep driving all night
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Recent Examples of inn
Lodging options include guest rooms in the main inn or bungalows, complete with a cocktail bar for guests to make their own summer aperitifs.
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 23 May 2025
The building sustained damage from neglect and vandalism, which prompted Carbone to take the owners to court to request making Torrington the receiver of the inn to find a new developer.
—Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
The Gasparilla Inn & Club Boca Grande This famous Florida inn has been welcoming guests for more than 100 years.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 31 May 2025
Its name reflects this desire, taking inspiration from the spirit of the historic caravanserai roadside inns which were meeting places where people from all over the world shared stories and experiences.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 May 2025
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 23 May 2025
The building sustained damage from neglect and vandalism, which prompted Carbone to take the owners to court to request making Torrington the receiver of the inn to find a new developer.
—Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
The Gasparilla Inn & Club Boca Grande This famous Florida inn has been welcoming guests for more than 100 years.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 31 May 2025
Its name reflects this desire, taking inspiration from the spirit of the historic caravanserai roadside inns which were meeting places where people from all over the world shared stories and experiences.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inn
Noun
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He was arrested hours later after he was found asleep near a gas station one block away from the hotel, authorities said.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2025
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Individual day passes start at $20 and 70 percent of hotels have passes available for $65 or less.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2025
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Pamphlet was an enslaved tavern worker who followed his calling to preach, sermonizing equality, despite the laws that prohibited large gatherings of African Americans out of fear of slave uprisings.—
Ben Finley,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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The regular inspections include restaurants, taverns, grocery stores, meat markets and bakeries.—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
18 June 2025
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The disruption comes after over 290 people have likely died after an Air India flight crashed minutes after takeoff into a hostel at a medical college on June 12.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
17 June 2025
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Casualties are feared to include people who were inside or near the building the plane struck: a hostel in the B.J. Medical College in Ahmedabad.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
12 June 2025
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“Inn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inn. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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