Thesaurus results for TAVERNS

taverns

noun

plural of tavern

as in pubs

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 hotels

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 taverns So do not assume that an upcoming three-day event taking place at three notable Chicago taverns has anything to do with Algren’s fondness for alcohol. — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026 Seasonal vineyard taverns are typically open from spring through October, but some stay open year-round. — Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2026 Once the church served as refuge during the old apartheid order, later giving way to communion in taverns. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026 Some chefs argue there’s a time and place for it, as in more casual settings like breakfast joints or taverns. — Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026 But in 1820, Shippingport had about 600 residents, three wharves for steamboats, taverns and a flour mill. — Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Aug. 2026 Every evening, Sal and Tony finish their shifts and hit the taverns. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026 The smaller, working-class towns that dot the southeast part of the county are filled with the types of pubs and taverns that give a place character. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 6 July 2026 Some of these taverns — like the Green Dragon Tavern in Boston — have been lost to time. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

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Noun

The Mahony Group runs three pubs and five backpacker hostels around Australia, from Melbourne in the state of Victoria to Cairns in the far north.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Once industrial and overlooked, this area is now one of the city’s most dynamic neighborhoods—home to galleries, boutique shops, pubs, and canal-side cafés.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of pubs

Noun

Even the smallest rooms—the superior guest rooms on floors five through eight—are 450 square feet, large for San Francisco hotels.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026
The government has also pledged to move migrants from hotels and rooming houses — often in poorer neighborhoods — into more suitable accommodation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of hotels

Noun

Rather, the venues represent his affection for saloons and the people in them.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
These drinks debuted in saloons, soft drink stands that sold home brews during Prohibition, and storied bars, paving the way for the city’s party-all-the-time persona.

— Kristin Braswell, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of saloons

Noun

Along the way, travelers will pass through many towns that offer sleeping accommodations, including guesthouses, lodgings, mountain huts, hotels, hostels, and campsites, according to Thru-Hiking, an online community for long-distance hikers.

— Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
Rafi says separate arrangements were made for female DIU students to watch late-night kickoffs in Bangladesh, through screenings at their hostels, which is why fewer women are to be seen in the videos that flooded social media.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of hostels

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Italian department store La Rinascente is 15-minutes away on foot, and cosmopolitan Monti, with its bars and shops, is a 10-minute walk away.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
McKinley stages a few bullet-sweating sequences of peril, including a particularly brutal transport of gold bars across a crumbling rope bridge and an underwater accident exacerbated by floating logs.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of bars

Noun

All of it feels like the product of a writer (or writers) who’s spent inordinate amounts of time in Protestant youth groups and trendy gay nightclubs.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
And in 1963, Steinem gained national attention for going undercover at one of Hugh Hefner's nightclubs.

— Juliana Kim, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of nightclubs

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