as in taverns
a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises
coworkers enjoying the convivial atmosphere of the Irish pub
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Recent Examples of pubs
British pubs can be intimidating for visitors.
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Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Folks show up in full lederhosen, while polka and oompa tunes waft out of the town’s pubs and wineries.
—Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Then there are the local pubs and cafes that thrive on matchday footfall.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
The group owns restaurants and pubs from the Bay Area to the Middle East.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025
After a long day down the shafts, mineworkers would gather at rowdy makeshift pubs called shebeens, and play famo.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
First, there are a child’s drawings of soldiers and conflict, Irish flags and burning pubs and bodies separated from their limbs.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
Around Ann Arbor, places and rituals normally devoted to football game days got a country conversion, as streets, sidewalks and pubs swarmed with concertgoers clad in Western hats, boots, denim and fringe.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Notices have also been posted outside some of the brew-pubs' locations, including one on the Riverfront in Wilmington, Delaware.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Folks show up in full lederhosen, while polka and oompa tunes waft out of the town’s pubs and wineries.
—Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Then there are the local pubs and cafes that thrive on matchday footfall.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
The group owns restaurants and pubs from the Bay Area to the Middle East.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025
After a long day down the shafts, mineworkers would gather at rowdy makeshift pubs called shebeens, and play famo.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
First, there are a child’s drawings of soldiers and conflict, Irish flags and burning pubs and bodies separated from their limbs.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
Around Ann Arbor, places and rituals normally devoted to football game days got a country conversion, as streets, sidewalks and pubs swarmed with concertgoers clad in Western hats, boots, denim and fringe.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Notices have also been posted outside some of the brew-pubs' locations, including one on the Riverfront in Wilmington, Delaware.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pubs
Noun
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The town provides old-timey Western vibes with historic hotels, saloons, and taverns.—
Alex Schechter,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Dec. 2025
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The attack follows a string of mass shootings at bars — often called shebeens or taverns in South Africa.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
21 Dec. 2025
Noun
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In 1898, Garnet had around 1,000 residents, as well as two barber shops, a candy store, and 13 saloons.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
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Main Street, running from the riverfront to Seventh Street, was lined with restaurants, saloons, offices, and shops.—
Sarah Biegelsen,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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The founders argue that automation should be accessible to smaller operators, including neighborhood bars and private event spaces.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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Braddy was sentenced to 30 years behind bars but was released from prison in 1997 — a year before Quatisha’s killing — after serving only 13 years.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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Vaudeville gave way to Vegas and nightclubs, which gave way to television.—
Questlove,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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His legacy is alive and well in the nightclubs of Recife, the capital city, where couples dance to forró’s distinctive ringing of triangles and humming zabumba drum until the early hours.—
Carolina Abbott Galvão,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Pubs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pubs. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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