speakeasies

plural of speakeasy

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Noun
  • Friends since meeting as kids in 1990, the One Battle After Another and Spider-Man stars have been spotted out and about with friends at nightclubs, on boats and at movie premieres over the years.
    Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The shooting follows others in the city’s downtown district, at times in the overnight hours as nightclubs are closing.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the second half folds in the aesthetics of Vegas strip cabarets with eerie melodies from movie scores like Danny Elfman’s Nightmare Before Christmas.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
  • These flamenco venues originally developed during the 1960s throughout Spain replacing cabarets.
    Emily Cardenas, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Like all good bistros, this one serves a roast chicken as burnished as a penny, uncharacteristically earthy and sweet thanks to the funky, flavor-intensifying power of koji.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Getty Images These were the wines of the Paris bistros and cafés, the Roman trattorias and Athens tavernas, served in thick, squat glasses.
    John Mariani, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Main Street, running from the riverfront to Seventh Street, was lined with restaurants, saloons, offices, and shops.
    Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Visitors can explore the town, including hotel, doctor’s office, church, blacksmith shop, jail and saloons.
    Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The HumanoidExo system The wearable suit in the HumanoidExo system tracks seven joints in the wearer’s arms and connects them to the robot’s movements.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The list of 38 places celebrates Eater's 20th anniversary and also includes fine dining restaurants, barbecue joints and pizzerias.
    Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That usually meant going to taverns and bars, and enduring long travel days by horse and buggy.
    Ayana Archie, NPR, 27 Sep. 2025
  • 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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“Speakeasies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speakeasies. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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