as in places
a building, room, or suite of rooms occupied by a service business
an ice cream parlor with an old-timey theme
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Recent Examples of parlors
Expect deluxe rooms with king-sized beds and top-of-the-line linens paired with old-school parlors and tea rooms.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2026
Who says parlors can’t be practical?
—Serge Gleizes, Architectural Digest, 19 May 2026
For decades, Black passengers exchanged suggestions and warnings via word of mouth in barbershops, beauty parlors, train depots, churches, and even the Black press.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
One of his parlors stood on the site of what is now Fredenhagen Park for nearly 70 years.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
The ice cream was distributed to the company's parlors in Northern California and sold in storefront freezers.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Indulge yourself in Friday the 13th flash sales on tattoos and piercings from parlors and studios throughout Sacramento.
—Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Futuristic cafés and boba parlors dotted major cities.
—Chang Che, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
There’s a growing trend of Charlotteans transforming their formal dining rooms or retrofitting an unused space to create mahjong parlors, Axios previously reported.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 Mar. 2026
Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2026
Who says parlors can’t be practical?
—Serge Gleizes, Architectural Digest, 19 May 2026
For decades, Black passengers exchanged suggestions and warnings via word of mouth in barbershops, beauty parlors, train depots, churches, and even the Black press.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
One of his parlors stood on the site of what is now Fredenhagen Park for nearly 70 years.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
The ice cream was distributed to the company's parlors in Northern California and sold in storefront freezers.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Indulge yourself in Friday the 13th flash sales on tattoos and piercings from parlors and studios throughout Sacramento.
—Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Futuristic cafés and boba parlors dotted major cities.
—Chang Che, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
There’s a growing trend of Charlotteans transforming their formal dining rooms or retrofitting an unused space to create mahjong parlors, Axios previously reported.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parlors
Noun
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Take inventory of your life this year, and let go of people, places and things that have held you back.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The New York Review of Books, The New Yorker, The Paris Review Daily, The Cut, Tin House, The Guardian, Guernica, The Normal School, The Poetry Foundation, Lambda Literary, and many other places.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
Noun
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The measure, placed on the ballot by the county Board of Supervisors, asks voters to support the sales tax increase to help stave off the effects of federal Medi-Cal cuts affecting county healthcare facilities.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
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Council members say the plan will give them time to learn more about the facilities and consider how to approach future data center developments within the confines of state law.—
Mary Ramsey
Updated June 8,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Among the most renowned establishments is Salon Corona, a restaurant and brewery in Mexico City’s historic center.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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Many of the newer establishments had a niche element.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
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“Parlors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parlors. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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