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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
All three of the Disney hotels have extra space that could serve as home to a pirate’s tavern.
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
There are grand chandeliers in the lounge and the dining room, a pub-style tavern, and antique-style wallpaper and decor reminiscent of Great Lakes luxury liners of yore.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 22 Aug. 2025
The tavern looks like an extension of the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction queue, which resembles a fortress.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2025
Additionally, nearby The Citizen is a seaside tavern that can seat big groups more easily and has a brunch menu to boast about.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
There are grand chandeliers in the lounge and the dining room, a pub-style tavern, and antique-style wallpaper and decor reminiscent of Great Lakes luxury liners of yore.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 22 Aug. 2025
The tavern looks like an extension of the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction queue, which resembles a fortress.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2025
Additionally, nearby The Citizen is a seaside tavern that can seat big groups more easily and has a brunch menu to boast about.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tavern
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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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Originally a mansion built in 1881, the 14-room boutique hotel feels like staying at your eccentric friend’s country home in the best way; splashy decor and mixed prints characterize the aesthetic, and many of the pieces are handmade or one-of-a-kind.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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But the real star is Liquid Vacation, a collaboration cocktail served at Little Palm, the hotel's poolside bar that transforms from breezy daytime cafe to lively evening hotspot.—
Jenn Rice,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 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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Trubetter Foldable Travel Hangers Many standard hotel room closets contain at least one or two hangers, but other types of lodging—like Airbnb, boutique hotels, and hostels—may not have any at all.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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Eight months into his journey, Ortega said a chance encounter with a South African yacht deckhand in a Myanmar hostel changed his life.—
Kaela Ling,
CNBC,
26 Aug. 2025
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But the real star is Liquid Vacation, a collaboration cocktail served at Little Palm, the hotel's poolside bar that transforms from breezy daytime cafe to lively evening hotspot.—
Jenn Rice,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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On a noisy train or in a crowded cafe, the Anker Soundcore Liberty 4 NC makes everything feel quiet and calm.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
11 Sep. 2025
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At the Hōshi Ryokan, the daily rituals of preparing baths or meals resemble a kind of stewardship — something that has kept the inn alive for more than 1,300 years.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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Joining mostly small hotels and inns, Dreams Estrella del Mar Mazatlán Golf & Spa Resort opened in 2024 as the first of its size and scale in the area, a sign of the growing interest in this pretty patch of sand.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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Justin Verlander went bar-for-bar with the Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto as each starter turned in seven innings of one-run ball.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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There are several variations, including the front squat, goblet squat (holding a weight or kettle bell), back squat (holding a bar on the shoulders) and the split squat (stationary lunge).—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
13 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
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“Tavern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tavern. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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