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Recent Examples of speakeasy
Southern Distilling Company in Statesville, about 45 minutes north of Uptown, recently opened a speakeasy inside its distillery.
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Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 22 Mar. 2025
The food menu holds its own, but for those craving something from The Americano restaurant upstairs, the team will bring it straight into the speakeasy, no questions asked.
—Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Speakeasy Throw a party that doubles as a swanky night in by turning your home into a speakeasy.
—Maggie Griswold, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2025
According to Page Six, the group spent the evening in the members-only speakeasy located downstairs.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 15 Mar. 2025
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Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 22 Mar. 2025
The food menu holds its own, but for those craving something from The Americano restaurant upstairs, the team will bring it straight into the speakeasy, no questions asked.
—Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Speakeasy Throw a party that doubles as a swanky night in by turning your home into a speakeasy.
—Maggie Griswold, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2025
According to Page Six, the group spent the evening in the members-only speakeasy located downstairs.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speakeasy
Noun
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Where other roles in the show — like the vivacious cabaret star Sally Bowles (played in this production by Tony nominee Eva Noblezada) — interact primarily with one another, the Emcee is most interested in speaking directly to the audience.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
15 Apr. 2025
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Based on the 2001 film by Baz Luhrmann, the jukebox musical takes its name from a famous French nightclub — founded in the 19th century and still open today — and follows a fictional romance between cabaret performer Satine and bohemian songwriter Christian.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Oh, and Charlotte finds her way back to a nightclub and hopefully some Long Island iced teas.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
15 Apr. 2025
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Based on the 2001 film by Baz Luhrmann, the jukebox musical takes its name from a famous French nightclub — founded in the 19th century and still open today — and follows a fictional romance between cabaret performer Satine and bohemian songwriter Christian.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This includes cops on the take and a Joliet roadhouse drug dealer (Chidi Ajufo) who livens things up.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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The track, produced by Blake Slatkin and longtime Lizzo collaborator Ricky Reed, is a placid Strokes-y thumper whose riff periodically breaks free from its cage during a chorus that kicks the aughts-rock shtick back a few decades into roadhouse territory.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2025
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From small bistro sets to weather-resistant benches to chaise lounges, Amazon has a plethora of outdoor furniture for your space, no matter how big or small.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Ferguson often seeks out antique or vintage French bistro wicker, and looks out for names like Franco Albini, Nanimarquina, Bielecky Brothers, and Atelier Vime.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This Livermore movie theater and alehouse will show the NFC championship in high-def on a 30-foot screen.—
Linda Zavoral,
The Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2024
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The London Evening Post didn’t give her name, simply identifying her as the keeper of the Queen’s Head alehouse.—
Katie Dancey-Downs,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 July 2022
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Nearly an hour elapses before evil descends upon the saloon.—
A.A. Dowd,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2025
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The Bird Cage Theater, which opened in 1881 and also served as a saloon and dance hall, is still standing and open for tours.—
Richard Grant,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
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Other brewery founders inducted include Bert Grant, whose Yakima, Washington brewpub was the nation’s first, and Jim Koch, the man behind the Boston Beer Co. and its signature Samuel Adams Boston Lager.—
Jay R. Brooks,
The Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2025
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The publication recently polled readers about the top 10 brewpubs in the United States in 2025 — and Urban Roots Brewery & Smokehouse, 1322 V St. in Sacramento, made the list.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Reynolds was there for the clinching victory over Charlton on Saturday, pulling pints ahead of the game in The Turf pub that’s connected to the ground and then celebrating wildly after the final whistle.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Audience members — who sat at the pub’s tables with drinks in hand — spent a couple of hours eavesdropping on two longtime friends at the bar, their conversations meandering between the mundane and the profound.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Speakeasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speakeasy. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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