as in tavern
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
The clip has been viewed 4 million times on TikTok, Gen Z's digital watering hole.
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
Tremors shook the watering hole in 2018, 2019, and 2022.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Bar Leone emerged as an ode to the laidback watering holes of Rome, serving Hong Kong a taste of the Eternal City with bar snacks like mortadella focaccia, anchovy and parsley oil crostino, and smoked olives.
—India Brown, Robb Report, 16 July 2025
Once again, there are many familiar watering holes among this year’s nominees.
—Michael Solomon, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
Tremors shook the watering hole in 2018, 2019, and 2022.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Bar Leone emerged as an ode to the laidback watering holes of Rome, serving Hong Kong a taste of the Eternal City with bar snacks like mortadella focaccia, anchovy and parsley oil crostino, and smoked olives.
—India Brown, Robb Report, 16 July 2025
Once again, there are many familiar watering holes among this year’s nominees.
—Michael Solomon, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watering hole
Noun
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Here's what happened the night Sade Robinson went missing Robinson and Anderson first went to the Twisted Fisherman, a popular tavern and eatery on Canal Street.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The eatery is now simply called Palace Pub, and the Detroit-style pizza has been replaced with midwestern tavern pies, sliced into squares for easy sharing.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
17 July 2025
Noun
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Purely by coincidence, The Apathy and Dirge is the name of my local pub.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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The downtown Sacramento Irish pub thanked its crew, customers and musical guests in a farewell post on its Instagram posted July 20.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Create a park cafe at the Belle Isle White House. Canals and trails.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Sacramento cafe closed due to unsafe food, lack of hot water Bella Bru Cafe, 4680 Natomas Blvd., Suite 100, in Sacramento, had 10 major food safety violations on Thursday, July 10.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Only Denmark and Norway retain dedicated royal saloons, although they are seldom used.—
Ben Jones,
CNN Money,
4 July 2025
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Jefferson opened the house and greeted diplomats, civil and military officers, citizens and Cherokee chiefs in the center of the oval saloon (today’s Blue Room).—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
2 July 2025
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The lounge features a staffed bar for cocktails and drinks as well as showers.—
Michele Robson,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The other side of the basement boasts another area to sit and relax, with original Tennessee crab stone flooring, a small bar, and a couple of different vintage accents with sentimental value.—
Lennie Omalza,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
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The same agent who represented the star cornerback on his team and likes to take all the players to dinner and the nightclub.—
Chris Deubert,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Simmons told the magazine that the two knew each other before the Apprentice from hanging around the same nightclubs, but that being president is a very different job than hosting a game show.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Watering hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watering%20hole. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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