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
European fans hoping to watch next summer’s World Cup action from their armchairs or favourite pubs have been warned to expect some very late nights, as the organisers try to juggle demands for player-friendly temperatures with broadcasters’ requests for primetime kick-off slots.
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Matt Slater, New York Times, 1 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
Where Copenhagen had bonnets and cardamom buns, London had track jackets and old man pubs, and a predictably unpredictable weather forecast to boot.
—Joy Montgomery, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Drafts of instructions and pubs usually have some additional changes before their final release.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
In fact, along with nearby Covington and Frankfort, Bardstown offers some of the most respected bourbon distilleries in the world as well as restaurants, pubs, diners, boutique hotels, and more.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Matt Slater, New York Times, 1 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
Where Copenhagen had bonnets and cardamom buns, London had track jackets and old man pubs, and a predictably unpredictable weather forecast to boot.
—Joy Montgomery, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Drafts of instructions and pubs usually have some additional changes before their final release.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
In fact, along with nearby Covington and Frankfort, Bardstown offers some of the most respected bourbon distilleries in the world as well as restaurants, pubs, diners, boutique hotels, and more.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pubs
Noun
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That usually meant going to taverns and bars, and enduring long travel days by horse and buggy.—
Ayana Archie,
NPR,
27 Sep. 2025
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The bill would allow taverns to sell cigars and pipe tobacco, which could then be smoked on the bar's premises.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Though many brands are now opening cafes in their stores, Maison Kitsuné was an early pioneer of café-retail hybrids, particularly in Japan, Loaëc noted.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
4 Oct. 2025
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Here are 37 new restaurants, bars and cafes that are now open in metro Phoenix.—
Endia Fontanez,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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Visitors can explore the town, including hotel, doctor’s office, church, blacksmith shop, jail and saloons.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Friends since meeting as kids in 1990, the One Battle After Another and Spider-Man stars have been spotted out and about with friends at nightclubs, on boats and at movie premieres over the years.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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The shooting follows others in the city’s downtown district, at times in the overnight hours as nightclubs are closing.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As in any criminal case, there is a possibility of a plea deal that would call for a much lighter punishment—including, in some instances, no time behind bars particularly when the defendant lacks a criminal record.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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So here’s to sneaking it around the thought prison bars.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Pubs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pubs. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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