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
Indulge yourself in Friday the 13th flash sales on tattoos and piercings from parlors and studios throughout Sacramento.
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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
His father was a wheeler-dealer who lived by quick wits and the sweat of his brow, dabbling in bootlegged sake, swine farming, loan sharking, and later pachinko parlors—Japan’s ubiquitous low-stakes gambling game of clattering steel ball bearings.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
Guests of any room type have the full run of the Farmhouse’s public spaces, which include a couple parlors, a formal dining room, and a kitchen.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2026
This scenery—bodegas, funeral parlors, pizza shops—was the only kind of nature Twin knew and loved.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Southern Living recently explored all sorts of restaurants like dive bars, food trucks, pizza parlors and barbecue joints to find the 20 best spots for chicken wings in the South.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2026
During his campaign, Duterte compared himself favorably to Hitler, and encouraged citizens to open funeral parlors to accommodate the impending body count.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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
His father was a wheeler-dealer who lived by quick wits and the sweat of his brow, dabbling in bootlegged sake, swine farming, loan sharking, and later pachinko parlors—Japan’s ubiquitous low-stakes gambling game of clattering steel ball bearings.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
Guests of any room type have the full run of the Farmhouse’s public spaces, which include a couple parlors, a formal dining room, and a kitchen.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2026
This scenery—bodegas, funeral parlors, pizza shops—was the only kind of nature Twin knew and loved.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Southern Living recently explored all sorts of restaurants like dive bars, food trucks, pizza parlors and barbecue joints to find the 20 best spots for chicken wings in the South.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2026
During his campaign, Duterte compared himself favorably to Hitler, and encouraged citizens to open funeral parlors to accommodate the impending body count.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parlors
Noun
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Many private equity and hedge funds are domiciled in places like Bermuda or the Cayman Islands, jurisdictions known for levying little or no taxes at the fund level.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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There are nearby fishing villages that are definitely worth visiting, but no other places to stay within a 30-minute drive.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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If state licensing isn’t necessary and a private association is enough, then why have child care facilities at all that are licensed?—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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Alyssa Leiva, a community organizer with Stockton Stands, spearheaded a petition to remove Cesar Chavez from all public facilities in Stockton.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That includes chefs, who can suggest themselves or their establishments.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Mar. 2026
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No Tarrant County restaurants were shut down as a result of the March 15-21 health inspections, but two establishments received low scores, according to data from the county compiled by the Star-Telegram.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Parlors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parlors. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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