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Recent Examples of speakeasy
That’s the same address as the No Vacancy speakeasy, which has a green Dumpster as its door.
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Her first local bartending job was on the opening team at SDCM Restaurant Group’s Captain’s Quarters speakeasy in Pacific Beach, followed by jobs at two other SDCM properties.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
The vibe is slightly scandalous and dimly lit, basically everything a good speakeasy should be.
—Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Evening hours will have a speakeasy vibe with cocktails, burgers, salads and sandwiches, including breakfast sandwiches for dinner.
—Jordyn Noennig, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Her first local bartending job was on the opening team at SDCM Restaurant Group’s Captain’s Quarters speakeasy in Pacific Beach, followed by jobs at two other SDCM properties.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
The vibe is slightly scandalous and dimly lit, basically everything a good speakeasy should be.
—Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Evening hours will have a speakeasy vibe with cocktails, burgers, salads and sandwiches, including breakfast sandwiches for dinner.
—Jordyn Noennig, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speakeasy
Noun
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Virgin’s Scarlet Night show turns the decks into a roving, all-red street party, while Celebrity Cruises’ Eden shifts from sunlit garden lounge to after-hours cabaret.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
AFAR Media,
11 Sep. 2025
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Inside the Landmark Center, the Klondike Kates will host their annual cabaret.—
Molly Guthrey,
Twin Cities,
6 Sep. 2025
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Yet on a modest homestead in the American South, a former nightclub manager named Matthew Gauger is quietly reviving that ethos and, in the process, nurturing a movement rooted in humility.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Having found emotional and financial security, John starts to flourish, although there are inevitable hiccups along the way, especially when a dust-up with a random guy in a nightclub leads to an assault charge.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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To elevate the roadhouse into a top-tier venue, Dalton confronts meddling patrons with a cutthroat, no-nonsense policy.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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The roadhouse dive bar, 4560 National Trails Highway in Newberry Springs, dishes up food, liquor and live music.—
Hannah Poukish
September 4,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Savor modern French bistro fare at Blue Terrace.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Opened in 2011, the bistro was the home base for founder Jean-Francois Flechet's popular chain, which grew to 10 bistros including locations in Dayton and Columbus.—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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On a video call Finger demonstrated a few use cases, including a woman sitting in a modern Los Angeles garage that became a woman riding a horse in an old Western town, or two men sitting at a backyard table who were suddenly in a Medieval alehouse.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
10 July 2025
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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
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This classic, family friendly dude ranch is a place to soak in a final Wild West experience, complete with horseback lessons and rides, with a bit of roping, fly fishing, skeet shootin’, archery and saloon stomping thrown in as well.—
Jenny Peters,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Best Restaurants El Moro Spirits and Tavern Step inside this former saloon for a menu of creative craft drinks and food that spotlights seasonal, local ingredients.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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Opened in 2022, this brewpub is the newest addition to Pelican Brewing’s three other (equally beautiful) coastal Oregon locations.—
Kate Bernot,
Outside,
29 Aug. 2025
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The storied brewpub will offer BOGO prices on its beers with banana flavors.—
Jonathan Shikes,
Denver Post,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The pair also famously visited The Plough at Cadsden in Buckinghamshire, a pub near Chequers, the country residence of British prime ministers, where Xi quaffed a pint of Greene King IPA (Indian Pale Ale).—
Ian King,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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In fact, along with nearby Covington and Frankfort, Bardstown offers some of the most respected bourbon distilleries in the world as well as restaurants, pubs, diners, boutique hotels, and more.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Speakeasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speakeasy. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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