speakeasy

noun

Definition of speakeasynext
as in cabaret

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Recent Examples of speakeasy The 10-bedroom, 21,145-square-foot mansion, which was listed by Alex Pirez of Mocca Realty, features a speakeasy lounge, gym and spa, eight-car garage and 335 feet of waterfront access. — Catherine Odom june 26, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026 As part of the transition, the company will transform the ship's current kids areas into adults-only spaces including a speakeasy, escape room, karaoke room and an arts & crafts area. — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026 There are several excellent hotels nearby, including the historic, speakeasy-like Chicago Athletic Association, the Peninsula, the Langham, the Waldorf Astoria, and the Four Seasons, as well as the Fairmont Chicago. — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 The estate’s centerpiece is a speakeasy-style of saloon designed as a private entertainment space. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for speakeasy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speakeasy
  1. cabaret
  2. nightclub
  3. roadhouse
  4. bistro
  5. alehouse
  6. saloon
  7. brewpub
  8. pub
Noun
  • The Coachella Valley Repertory Theater, in nearby Cathedral City, is offering a summer cabaret series for just $65.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • The Moulin Rouge cabaret, with its red windmill, has been a landmark of Paris’s artsy Montmartre neighborhood for 137 years, but many moviegoers likely learned of its existence thanks to the whimsical 2001 film of the same name.
    — Alicia Kort, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2026
Definition of cabaret
Noun
  • The family of a woman who was shot dead by Miami police officers who were firing at someone else outside a Wynwood nightclub last summer is suing the department, the city, the club and the security company that was working that night.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
  • Ruth Ellis, a 28-year-old single mother and nightclub hostess, was hanged on July 13, 1955, for the murder of race-car driver David Blakely.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of nightclub
Noun
  • Down at the Borderline kicks up some roadhouse dirt, for example, while the recent Nobody Held Her Like Me explores soul music.
    — Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 15 June 2026
  • Go to Sharps for cocktails and roadhouse comfort, Rendition for a polished Tukwila night, or Copperleaf for a more elevated Northwest dinner.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 11 May 2026
Definition of roadhouse
Noun
  • Kimberly and three friends held a 3AM meeting at Burning Man, voting to buy and refurbish the hotel and save the bistro.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • The hotel’s bistro serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and drinks that blend French influences with fresh, local, and seasonal ingredients.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026
Definition of bistro
Noun
  • At the airport, a group of cadets loitered by a lactation pod, and people at the terminal alehouse seemed to be having a genuinely good time.
    — Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Carrying news, satire and story into places where expensive books had seldom reached, they were sold for pennies, tacked to alehouse walls and sung aloud for the illiterate.
    — Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Nov. 2025
Definition of alehouse
Noun
  • Owners can opt for a semi-enclosed galley, which adds a bit of space from the main saloon, or can fully enclose the galley for more separation.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 July 2026
  • Old Ebbitt Grill Established in 1856, Old Ebbitt Grill is Washington’s oldest saloon (more like an elevated bistro today), just steps from the White House.
    — Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of saloon
Noun
  • Pedals & Pints Brewing (Thousand Oaks, California) Pedals & Pints Brewing is a brewpub with about a dozen beers available in their Thousand Oaks taproom, along with a full food menu.
    — Don Tse, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • The Urban Vibrancy Institute’s Every Thursday initiative recruited bands to play at different brewpubs and restaurants in 2022 and then expanded that into a series of block parties with live music and food trucks in different downtown districts.
    — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Definition of brewpub
Noun
  • The last woman to be executed in Britain, for gunning down her abusive lover outside a London pub more than 70 years ago, will be conditionally pardoned, Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy said Wednesday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • Half the fun of this market is visiting the charming community of Kensington, a mini British village with its pub and roundabout.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
Definition of pub

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