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
Best Restaurants El Moro Spirits and Tavern Step inside this former saloon for a menu of creative craft drinks and food that spotlights seasonal, local ingredients.
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Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
When work dried up in Paris, Riley returned to San Francisco and to his old job playing honky-tonk piano in a saloon.
—William Robin, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
Also, Lyon Porter was photographed in the ground floor saloon of Urban Cowboy Bar.
—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
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Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
When work dried up in Paris, Riley returned to San Francisco and to his old job playing honky-tonk piano in a saloon.
—William Robin, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
Also, Lyon Porter was photographed in the ground floor saloon of Urban Cowboy Bar.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saloon
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Investigators ultimately found the remains of at least 10 women in Ed’s home, and were also able to link him to the disappearance of local tavern owner Mary Hogan, whom Ed confessed to killing, according to History.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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Investigators discovered additional body parts inside the Gein home, including the remains of Mary Hogan, a 51-year-old tavern owner who had been missing for three years.—
JR Radcliffe,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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The Lone Goat 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,
Freep.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Though the pub's menu has skewed heavier on pizza over time under different owners, the Scotch eggs have remained a staple for 35 years.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
6 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
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It’s located on the first floor, near Sebastian’s Bistro, a cafe with an executive sous chef that is also open to the public and decorated with dangling flying ibises, the bird that inspired UM’s mascot.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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Center, and the bourbon bars and distilleries making up Whiskey Row.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Oct. 2025
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That abundance is on full display at the hotel’s six restaurants and bars, which source the large majority of ingredients from the surrounding areas.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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Over the course of her life, Jorgensen became a singer, nightclub performer and public speaker.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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And now the family is at odds over what to do, with some members wanting to sell the nightclub.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Saloon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saloon. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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