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as in hotel
a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests
took lodging at a public house that had recently been completely renovated
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as in tavern
chiefly British
a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises
visited a public house in London that has been welcoming customers since the time of Charles Dickens
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Recent Examples of public house
The London-style public house is a unique offering that complements its rooftop neighbor, the Monarch Club.
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Annalise Frank, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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, Detroit Free Press, 8 Oct. 2024
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, 23 Dec. 2024
The London-style public house is a unique offering that complements its rooftop neighbor, the Monarch Club.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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Annalise Frank, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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, Detroit Free Press, 8 Oct. 2024
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, 23 Dec. 2024
The London-style public house is a unique offering that complements its rooftop neighbor, the Monarch Club.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public house
Noun
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The 24th season of James Milner’s Premier League career began with a knock on the door of his hotel room at 5.15am on June 2, just eight days after the previous campaign had ended.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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Portraits of the homeless advocate Joyce Brown and the fifth grader David Bright, one of the city’s numerous ‘hotel kids,’ glow with nuance and sympathy.—
Book Marks
August 14,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Here's what happened the night Sade Robinson went missing Robinson and Anderson first went to the Twisted Fisherman, a popular tavern and eatery on Canal Street.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The eatery is now simply called Palace Pub, and the Detroit-style pizza has been replaced with midwestern tavern pies, sliced into squares for easy sharing.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
17 July 2025
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The island is also home to art galleries, hotels and hostels, and gorgeous waterfront restaurants.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
31 July 2025
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Last but not least, luxe hostels are a solid option that appeal to people of all ages, from families to solo travelers.—
Sarah Sekula,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Purely by coincidence, The Apathy and Dirge is the name of my local pub.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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The downtown Sacramento Irish pub thanked its crew, customers and musical guests in a farewell post on its Instagram posted July 20.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
9 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Create a park cafe at the Belle Isle White House. Canals and trails.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Sacramento cafe closed due to unsafe food, lack of hot water Bella Bru Cafe, 4680 Natomas Blvd., Suite 100, in Sacramento, had 10 major food safety violations on Thursday, July 10.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Only Denmark and Norway retain dedicated royal saloons, although they are seldom used.—
Ben Jones,
CNN Money,
4 July 2025
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Jefferson opened the house and greeted diplomats, civil and military officers, citizens and Cherokee chiefs in the center of the oval saloon (today’s Blue Room).—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
2 July 2025
Noun
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The Knot Club is the new name for the tenants-only watering hole.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
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The property stands adjacent to The River Bar, another local watering hole.—
Alexandra Koch , Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The other side of the basement boasts another area to sit and relax, with original Tennessee crab stone flooring, a small bar, and a couple of different vintage accents with sentimental value.—
Lennie Omalza,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
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Vault, a cocktail and raw seafood bar that overlooks the Milwaukee River, will remain open until Aug. 30.—
Jordyn Noennig,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Public house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20house. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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