Thesaurus results for WATERING HOLE

watering hole

noun

as in pub

a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises supposedly, that Broadway hangout was the favorite watering hole for 1940s celebrities

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Recent Examples of watering hole Hart even promised – and later, along with Brunson delivered – to pick up the tab at Kelly’s, a local watering hole down the street from campus. —

Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 3 June 2026 The Connaught’s watering holes are equally iconic. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026 Virginians in search of their nearest watering hole have all of the above to choose from, but one special spot on the Virginia-West Virginia border stands out for having the bluest water in the state. —

Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 June 2026 By the mid-2010s, Erewhon had become a watering hole for celebrities such as the Kardashians and the Beckhams. —

Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for watering hole

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Noun

From junior games on pitches every weekend, to crowds piling into pubs to watch England play the World Cup, football, as it is called outside of the United States, is deeply ingrained in the British national psyche.

— Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
British locals say 'the corgis are about' At the Feathers hotel and pub, about a mile from the Sandringham estate, staff serve beer and food with a side of royal gossip.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 7 June 2026