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package store

noun

Definition of package storenext
as in watering place

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Recent Examples of package store The bill will limit how many stores will have the ability to sell beer and wine so there is fair competition between the local package stores and grocery chains. — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2026 The company also owns the package store property, but doesn’t intend the change what’s there. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026 The Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission and Boston Licensing Board have also committed to working with Boston Police, bars and package stores to prevent underage booze sales this weekend, the letter states. — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026 The ordinance also adds definitions in the city’s zoning code for liquor and package stores, payday loan centers, and bars, and changes the definition of smoke shops and restaurants. — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for package store
Recent Examples of Synonyms for package store
  1. watering hole
  2. public house
  3. pub
  4. saloon
  5. tavern
  6. taproom
  7. barroom
  8. sports bar
Noun
  • Increasingly, Jumbo’s has cemented itself as a watering hole to the local writing scene.
    — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Burnt Tavern Bourbon's name came from smoke and two fires that devastated a 1700s watering hole in east-central Kentucky.
    — Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of watering hole
Noun
  • Old photos of Manchester United’s history fill the walls of the Old Nag’s Head public house in the city centre and many feature the club’s illustrious European history.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Listen to Live Music Cedar Mountain Outpost is a little bit of everything—deli, wine shop, public house, and live music venue, improbably set within a gas station.
    — Belinda Luksic, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
Definition of public house
Noun
  • And an afternoon slugging pints at Hog’s Head at Wizarding World of Harry Potter is certainly not the equivalent of a day at an authentic British pub.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Located on the same plot that formerly housed Hamilton’s Tavern, Bock has the look and feel of a European pub.
    — Brandon Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of pub
Noun
  • The stunning saloon offers up a number of bespoke details inspired by its pint-sized namesake, some of which were made from abalone shells.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Rather, the venues represent his affection for saloons and the people in them.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of saloon
Noun
  • The old tavern sign, which used to feature a portrait of King George III, now sports the image of another George—George Washington.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • That same desire for warmth and color is fueling a vintage tavern lighting trend.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of tavern
Noun
  • For Dan Sowry and his crew of regulars from the nearby 55+ Trillium neighborhood, the taproom is a weekly staple.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
  • At the time, the satellite taproom model that is now so popular among breweries did not yet exist on a local level.
    — Brandon Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of taproom
Noun
  • The barroom gives way to the Boom Boom room (for bands), which leads to the patio, all designed for mobs of undergrads who want cheap drinks and a place to hang.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Throughout their first five albums, the band has spun a web, not unlike the orb weavers of their native Virginia, that marries country, rock, honky-tonk grit and Appalachian soul with rowdy barroom energy.
    — Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Definition of barroom
Noun
  • The result is a restaurant that joins the Buffalo Bros sports bar and standby Babe’s Chicken Dinner House as Old Town anchors.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Older kids and adults can head to the Play District, where Formula 1 and golf simulators share space with arcade games and a sports bar.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of sports bar

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“Package store.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/package%20store. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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