Thesaurus results for SALOONS

saloons

noun

plural of saloon

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 Rather, the venues represent his affection for saloons and the people in them. — Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026 These drinks debuted in saloons, soft drink stands that sold home brews during Prohibition, and storied bars, paving the way for the city’s party-all-the-time persona. — Kristin Braswell, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026 Old-school saloons with neon lights and crowded brewpubs invite imbibers and diners. — Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2026 That at least has some continuity with the old days, because Third Avenue’s saloons at mid-century were where the sots washed up, like Ray Milland in The Lost Weekend. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026 Chinese mega-corps BYD is making huge inroads in European markets with its technically accomplished saloons and SUVs. — Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 13 July 2026 By 1884, a map of the Central Business District shows hotels, saloons, dry goods shops, cigar manufacturers, and stores selling everything from shoes, to jewelry and even a winemaker. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026 San Francisco was transformed almost overnight, from a quiet port into a chaotic boomtown packed with tents, saloons, stores and speculation. — Andre Byik, USA Today, 29 June 2026 While here, visitors can still see its multiple saloons, general store, and boarding house, among other buildings. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026

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Noun

So do not assume that an upcoming three-day event taking place at three notable Chicago taverns has anything to do with Algren’s fondness for alcohol.

— Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Seasonal vineyard taverns are typically open from spring through October, but some stay open year-round.

— Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of taverns

Noun

The Mahony Group runs three pubs and five backpacker hostels around Australia, from Melbourne in the state of Victoria to Cairns in the far north.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Once industrial and overlooked, this area is now one of the city’s most dynamic neighborhoods—home to galleries, boutique shops, pubs, and canal-side cafés.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of pubs

Noun

When rideshare apps were still in their relative infancy, Orlando Vilchez Lazo was driving around San Francisco posing as a driver to pick up women coming out of bars and nightclubs.

— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
According to testimony and evidence presented during the trial, Vilchez Lazo posed as a rideshare driver, picking up young women leaving bars and nightclubs, taking them to remote areas to rape them.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of nightclubs

Noun

Italian department store La Rinascente is 15-minutes away on foot, and cosmopolitan Monti, with its bars and shops, is a 10-minute walk away.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
McKinley stages a few bullet-sweating sequences of peril, including a particularly brutal transport of gold bars across a crumbling rope bridge and an underwater accident exacerbated by floating logs.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

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