as in taverns
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 saloons
While here, visitors can still see its multiple saloons, general store, and boarding house, among other buildings.
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Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2026
Beyond the cattle drives, the Stockyards are home to rodeos, Western saloons and live music venues.
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Taylor Haught,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Mar. 2026
Soon after, the area became a hub with saloons, butchers, bakeries and department stores.
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Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
13 Feb. 2026
Caviar used to be given away in 19th century saloons to encourage drinking.
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Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Feb. 2026
Until the mid-1950s, most were old-fashioned four-door saloons, but the TD21 changed all that—as did its TE21 and TF21 successors.
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Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
30 Jan. 2026
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
Whiskey Row celebrates Prescott's Old West history, with saloons once occupied by outlaws and bandits.
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Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
19 Jan. 2026
On a single day in 1900, a former schoolteacher destroyed three saloons using bricks, rocks, and a billiard ball—all to advance the cause of temperance.
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The Atlantic Science Desk,
The Atlantic,
27 Dec. 2025
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2026
Beyond the cattle drives, the Stockyards are home to rodeos, Western saloons and live music venues.
—
Taylor Haught,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Mar. 2026
Soon after, the area became a hub with saloons, butchers, bakeries and department stores.
—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
13 Feb. 2026
Caviar used to be given away in 19th century saloons to encourage drinking.
—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Feb. 2026
Until the mid-1950s, most were old-fashioned four-door saloons, but the TD21 changed all that—as did its TE21 and TF21 successors.
—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
30 Jan. 2026
The triple-digit summer heat literally drove many of them underground, a maze of shops, living quarters, Buddhist temples, saloons and gambling halls.
—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Whiskey Row celebrates Prescott's Old West history, with saloons once occupied by outlaws and bandits.
—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
19 Jan. 2026
On a single day in 1900, a former schoolteacher destroyed three saloons using bricks, rocks, and a billiard ball—all to advance the cause of temperance.
—
The Atlantic Science Desk,
The Atlantic,
27 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saloons
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Leavenworth With its Bavarian-style architecture, mountain views, and taverns doling out steins of German beer and traditional dishes like käsespätzle, this small town in central Washington evokes an Alpine village.
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The child of alcoholics, Dreesen often referenced his rough-and-tumble upbringing in his comedy sets, telling tales of little Tommy shining shoes in the taverns of the South Side to feed his siblings.
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By contrast, generations of pubs have catered to a broad swath of society, so many Melburnians enjoy eating out affordably as a matter of course.
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Wednesday afternoon, thousands of Scots will be in Broward, partying at pubs and riding on riverboats in Fort Lauderdale.
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Both Payton and Smiley Martin, the brother of Dandrae Martin, were wounded in the gun barrage that killed the three women and shooters Sergio Harris, Joshua Hoye-Lucchessi and Turner in the seconds after K Street nightclubs closed on April 3, 2022.
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Hop on a bike in Berlin to explore the city's abundance of attractions, including museums, historical sites, cafés, nightclubs, and parks.
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Restaurants and bars in the neighborhood are reporting drastic drops in business after thousands of Angelenos sheltered in place under a constant plume of smoke.
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Benjamin Song, who shot an Alvarado Police Department officer in the neck during the July 4 incident at Prairieland Detention Center outside the Dallas-Fort Worth area, was sentenced to a century behind bars, according to court documents reviewed by USA TODAY.
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“Saloons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saloons. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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