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
Family members and classmates pack funeral parlors.
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David Clarey, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The rich and creamy ice cream is sold in pints nationwide, in stores and at other ice cream parlors across Minnesota.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
With so many dignitaries visiting, the White House is having to make use of sitting parlors that are not typically used as offices such as the Red Room and Blue Room.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
The researchers used aerosol sampling devices to test both cow exhalations and the ambient air in milking parlors and barns.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2025
Additionally, researchers found that the virus was detected in the water used to clean the milking parlors and equipment.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
David Clarey, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The rich and creamy ice cream is sold in pints nationwide, in stores and at other ice cream parlors across Minnesota.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
With so many dignitaries visiting, the White House is having to make use of sitting parlors that are not typically used as offices such as the Red Room and Blue Room.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
The researchers used aerosol sampling devices to test both cow exhalations and the ambient air in milking parlors and barns.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2025
Additionally, researchers found that the virus was detected in the water used to clean the milking parlors and equipment.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parlors
Noun
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The bans are mandated in places such as Arkansas, Texas, Virginia and more.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Here are luckiest numbers, places to play Did anyone win Powerball last night, September 13, 2025?—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This book contains rules for building headquarters for any super team with facilities that can affect game play.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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If a company commits to build domestically, it should be required to place those production facilities into service before receiving tariff exemptions or other government support.—
Joel Thayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Dining establishments like sit-down restaurants, drive-thrus, gas stations and grocery stores are required to get food inspections, and governments have to release those inspections to the public.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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For decades, these establishments have been the places where families gathered after ballgames, where road trips stopped for pancakes, and where Main Street found an affordable night out.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Parlors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parlors. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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