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as in pub
a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises
a seedy section of the city's waterfront that was rife with cheap taverns, tattoo parlors, and run-down flophouses
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as in hotel
a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests
a colonial-era tavern that has been serving weary travelers for two and a half centuries
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Recent Examples of tavern
Kinderhook Books and Saisonnier, with a cozy, tavern-like setting, are two more favorite stops.
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AFAR Media, 1 Oct. 2025
In Happy’s Place, Bobbie (McEntire) inherits her father’s tavern, Happy’s Place.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
That usually meant going to taverns and bars, and enduring long travel days by horse and buggy.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 27 Sep. 2025
Over the years, it has been used by different factories, a tavern and GFiber.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
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AFAR Media, 1 Oct. 2025
In Happy’s Place, Bobbie (McEntire) inherits her father’s tavern, Happy’s Place.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
That usually meant going to taverns and bars, and enduring long travel days by horse and buggy.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 27 Sep. 2025
Over the years, it has been used by different factories, a tavern and GFiber.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tavern
Noun
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Until a few years ago Jamie Webster was an electrician who played a few gigs in pubs to help pay for the costs of following Liverpool across Europe.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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After a long day down the shafts, mineworkers would gather at rowdy makeshift pubs called shebeens, and play famo.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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Back in a hotel room on Fifth Avenue, Goldberg-Polin removes her jacket and sits down on a couch to speak with a reporter.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Governments could boost revenues through museum attendance as well as through money spent by visitors, from hotel accommodation to restaurants and souvenir shops.—
Alexis Akwagyiram,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Desert Bar, an off-the-grid saloon near Parker, Arizona, opens for its seasonal run in October.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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An 1856 drawing of a popular San Francisco saloon known as the Cobweb Palace depicts a crowd of humans joined by two dogs, a pig, a parrot, and six monkeys.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Pikio’s, located inside a Miami Beach hostel, had cleanliness issues.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Just down the road, the hostel-style Eastside Guesthouse & Bivy has 11 rooms, perfect for families and groups.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Sep. 2025
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Here are 37 new restaurants, bars and cafes that are now open in metro Phoenix.—
Endia Fontanez,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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It’s located on the first floor, near Sebastian’s Bistro, a cafe with an executive sous chef that is also open to the public and decorated with dangling flying ibises, the bird that inspired UM’s mascot.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Read original Independent hospitality, from boutique hotels and bed-and-breakfasts to vacation rentals, inns and even glamping sites, is entering a new chapter.—
Adam Mills,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Modern interpretations of inns layer rustic charm with contemporary finishes.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Center, and the bourbon bars and distilleries making up Whiskey Row.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Oct. 2025
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That abundance is on full display at the hotel’s six restaurants and bars, which source the large majority of ingredients from the surrounding areas.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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Known as the Harlem of the West, the Douglas Hotel was complete with the Creole Palace nightclub where Black performers in the 1930s and ’40s could perform during the years of segregation.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Musical, stepping into the role of Satine, the glittering nightclub star and tragic heroine made famous by Nicole Kidman on screen.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Tavern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tavern. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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