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
Also, Lyon Porter was photographed in the ground floor saloon of Urban Cowboy Bar.
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Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
As Milwaukee's dive bars have slowly disappeared, Peterson said Guenther and his saloon represent a dying history.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 17 Aug. 2025
The 21-year-old victim fell asleep in the backseat of Chami's car after a late night at a Galveston saloon and reportedly woke up in the front seat of his car parked near a school with her shorts unbuttoned.
—Alexandra Koch , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
With the doors closed, the saloon profile of the car is offset by its heavy fenders and high ground clearance.
—New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
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Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
As Milwaukee's dive bars have slowly disappeared, Peterson said Guenther and his saloon represent a dying history.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 17 Aug. 2025
The 21-year-old victim fell asleep in the backseat of Chami's car after a late night at a Galveston saloon and reportedly woke up in the front seat of his car parked near a school with her shorts unbuttoned.
—Alexandra Koch , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
With the doors closed, the saloon profile of the car is offset by its heavy fenders and high ground clearance.
—New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saloon
Noun
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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
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For something more relaxed, The Wigmore serves as the hotel’s tavern, styled after a Victorian public house but refined.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After winning the season, Brown later opened her own pub, The Green Man, alongside her brother.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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McGregor also pleaded guilty to assault for punching an elderly man in a pub in Dublin in 2019, and was banned from driving in Ireland for two years over six driving offences in 2022.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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But the real star is Liquid Vacation, a collaboration cocktail served at Little Palm, the hotel's poolside bar that transforms from breezy daytime cafe to lively evening hotspot.—
Jenn Rice,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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On a noisy train or in a crowded cafe, the Anker Soundcore Liberty 4 NC makes everything feel quiet and calm.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
11 Sep. 2025
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Justin Verlander went bar-for-bar with the Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto as each starter turned in seven innings of one-run ball.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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There are several variations, including the front squat, goblet squat (holding a weight or kettle bell), back squat (holding a bar on the shoulders) and the split squat (stationary lunge).—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Yet on a modest homestead in the American South, a former nightclub manager named Matthew Gauger is quietly reviving that ethos and, in the process, nurturing a movement rooted in humility.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Having found emotional and financial security, John starts to flourish, although there are inevitable hiccups along the way, especially when a dust-up with a random guy in a nightclub leads to an assault charge.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Saloon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saloon. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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