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Recent Examples of package store
Here’s what is included in it now: Newly operating payday loan businesses, liquor or package stores, and smoke shops would have to be 1,000 feet from the property line of existing businesses of the same kind, in a direct line across intersections.
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Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Jan. 2026
One year ago, however, the river carried enough water to reach the roof of a package store at the far end of the shopping plaza that lost about $750,000 worth of liquor bottles that were broken and covered in mud.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2025
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Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Jan. 2026
One year ago, however, the river carried enough water to reach the roof of a package store at the far end of the shopping plaza that lost about $750,000 worth of liquor bottles that were broken and covered in mud.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for package store
Noun
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His group also owns Katy Trail Ice House, a popular uptown watering hole.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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That location and the one in Louisville are surrounded by gift and thrift shops, arts centers, government facilities and watering holes.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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This fine establishment has sat at the same address in the Williamsburg Bridge's shadow since 1887, and the interiors carry about as many frills as your average public house—dark wood, plaster walls, and so on.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Dec. 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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Gone is the American idea of an Irish pub, and in arrives a new wave of bars that lock on the beating heart of an Irish drinking establishment.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
20 Feb. 2026
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Basically, various countries rent out cool venues in Milan — from historic halls to popular pubs — to use as home bases for fans and events, some private and some open to the public by reservation.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
19 Feb. 2026
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That project would include a 60-room lodge, 64 duplex housing units, a saloon, swimming pool, pickle ball court and an ice skating rink.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
23 Feb. 2026
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Scarp Ridge Lodge is located in downtown historic Crested Butte in a former saloon that's been transformed into a high-end property complete with a saltwater pool and rooftop hot tub.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Feb. 2026
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What gin mill were Brian Albert and Brian Higgins boozing in before heading over to the Waterfall? A. Joe Angelo’s Café in Brockton B. Southside Tavern in Braintree C. Donahue’s Pub in Holbrook D. The Hillside in Canton 26.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
14 July 2024
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When Biden, Sr., was a teen-ager, his mother, Mary, would send him to the local gin mill to retrieve his intoxicated father.—
Adam Entous,
The New Yorker,
15 Aug. 2022
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The band performed at Simon’s too, that ancient (nearly 100 years old) and welcoming Andersonville tavern.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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The land and tavern that would become Mohonk were purchased by two Quaker brothers named Albert and Alfred Smiley in 1870.—
Katie Mathews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Feb. 2026
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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.—
James Sullivan,
BostonGlobe.com,
13 Apr. 2023
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Dry Dock has since closed its 20-year-old taproom in Aurora, while the Collective is planning to open a new taproom serving all of its beers in Denver’s Washington Park.—
Jonathan Shikes,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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Cocktails will be available in the taproom.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee
February 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Package store.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/package%20store. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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