as in tavern
a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises
cowboys drinking in the saloon after their work was done for the day
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Recent Examples of saloon
The triple-digit summer heat literally drove many of them underground, a maze of shops, living quarters, Buddhist temples, saloons and gambling halls.
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Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The combatants rolled into the saloon with neither getting the upper hand until Fossett managed to pull his pistol and put four shots into the unarmed Carver.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2026
Matt Ryan's John Constantine also entered the last chance saloon after the cancellation of his solo series, but his portrayal of the Hellblazer – more akin to his comic book counterpart than Keanu Reeves' version – lived on longer because of his magical time as part of the Legends.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2026
From old rail towns to historic saloons, Wyoming’s past is never far from the surface.
—Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2026
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Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The combatants rolled into the saloon with neither getting the upper hand until Fossett managed to pull his pistol and put four shots into the unarmed Carver.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2026
Matt Ryan's John Constantine also entered the last chance saloon after the cancellation of his solo series, but his portrayal of the Hellblazer – more akin to his comic book counterpart than Keanu Reeves' version – lived on longer because of his magical time as part of the Legends.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2026
From old rail towns to historic saloons, Wyoming’s past is never far from the surface.
—Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saloon
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Don’t leave without ordering a Bar X plate of fries and dipping sauce to enjoy while soaking up the tavern’s wide range of cocktails, beers, and wines.—
Joey Skladany,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
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The tavern was a main gathering point at the start of the Revolutionary War, and once held Nathaniel Hawthorne and Theodore Roosevelt.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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There’s also a large O’Malley’s pub, where things like fish & chips and cans of Guinness Stout go for a la carte prices.—
Fran Golden,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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Local pizzerias expect to do plenty of business on Super Bowl Sunday, but the same won’t necessarily be true for Elgin-area restaurants and pubs whose owners say pro football’s biggest game of the year doesn’t generate big bucks.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Those colleagues were jailed too, receiving sentences ranging from 6 years, 9 months to 10 years behind bars.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Given his age, the prison term still could keep him behind bars for the rest of his life.—
Kanis Leung,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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The brothers met victims at nightclubs, parties and on dating apps, and recruited others for trips to ritzy locales, paying for their flights and lodging at high-end hotels or luxe vacation rentals before drugging and raping them, prosecutors said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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In fact, Summers would have been much better off falling in love with Dietrich’s nightclub chanteuse.—
Cory Franklin,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Saloon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saloon. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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