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
Visitors can explore the town, including hotel, doctor’s office, church, blacksmith shop, jail and saloons.
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Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 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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Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 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
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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Over the years, it has been used by different factories, a tavern and GFiber.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Until a few years ago Jamie Webster was an electrician who played a few gigs in pubs to help pay for the costs of following Liverpool across Europe.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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Rocketown will install state-of-the-art gaming, a cafe, a pool table, a stage for open mic events for kids and a recording studio.—
Brad Schmitt,
Nashville Tennessean,
25 Sep. 2025
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The new Kroger Marketplace opening soon on East Bonds Ranch Road won’t have the typical Starbucks cafe inside, like many other Kroger locations.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Dining and bar options serve up flavors from Mexico, Asia, Italy, and beyond.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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The small counter doubles as a bar with limited drink options.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Known as the Harlem of the West, the Douglas Hotel was complete with the Creole Palace nightclub where Black performers in the 1930s and ’40s could perform during the years of segregation.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Musical, stepping into the role of Satine, the glittering nightclub star and tragic heroine made famous by Nicole Kidman on screen.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Saloon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saloon. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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