speakeasy

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Recent Examples of speakeasy This speakeasy is located in the heart of Riyadh called Kimyona and designed by Azaz Architects who drew its inspiration from analog black-and-white photography. Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025 Hume intends to keep them both, using one for whiskey tasting and the other as a speakeasy. Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2025 In fact, this new speakeasy is from the same brain behind Riot Room — Emil Bragdon. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2025 Next door to the villas is the original 1855 Dawn Manor restaurant, an Antebellum-style restaurant and speakeasy, which opens this month after an extensive renovation, including to its 170-year-old sandstone exterior. Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for speakeasy
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Noun
  • The cabaret burned down in 1915 and reopened in 1921 as a nightclub.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
  • As Sam makes his way to Bushwick, in the hopes of resurrecting his dormant stage persona, Romero acclimatizes us to the catty, interpersonal backstage drama of the cabaret’s moving parts, endearing us to each character in the process.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 10 June 2025
Noun
  • It was followed by black cabs taking guests to Camden’s Koko nightclub.
    Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 13 June 2025
  • One of the group’s founders was Barbara Poma, an owner of the Pulse nightclub.
    Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • A little roadhouse shrine along an Atchafalaya Basin road.
    Colum McCann, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Another highlight is the resident bistro, Magdalena, which serves sustainable dishes inspired and sourced from the Chesapeake Bay’s rich bounty.
    Karla Pope, Architectural Digest, 19 June 2025
  • The site’s deals section is chock full of discounts on folding bistro sets, loveseats, three-piece conversation sets, and more.
    Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 14 June 2025
Noun
  • The classic alehouse is a stone’s throw away from Leeds’ home ground, and on April 28, the fans were in a celebratory mood.
    Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 15 May 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • The saloon’s internal-combustion engine may have been swapped out for an all-electric powertrain, but thanks to the shop’s attention to detail, the vehicle remains as opulent as ever.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 June 2025
  • Well, George starts the episode by barking orders in the saloon and trying to assert his control.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • While menu options vary by location, some of its other spots offer wings, mac and cheese, Parmesan fries, a brewpub burger, a spring vegetable Caesar salad, a variety of pizzas and several other menu options.
    Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
  • Vierling, the city’s oldest brewpub, has been a focal point in downtown Marquette for more than 100 years.
    Jacqueline Kehoe, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The half-block bounded by 7th and 8th Streets, and K and Merchant Streets, including an Irish pub and Butcher & Barrel.
    Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
  • Woodstock is a classic Cotswolds village with cobbled streets, antique shops, lots of pubs and access to sprawling parkland at Blenheim.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025

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“Speakeasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speakeasy. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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