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Recent Examples of innkeeper
Its beginning is credited to both Jack Huff, the son of a local innkeeper, and Paul Adams, a young naturalist.
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 21 May 2025
Though the legislation allows the Lake County Council to increase its innkeeper’s tax by up to 5% for a revenue stream, Gary’s plan does not include a request for the county to increase the tax.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
She has also recently been announced for the role of the evil innkeeper Madame Thénardier in Fred Cavayé’s upcoming adaptation of Les Miserables, alongside Benjamin Lavernhe as Monsieur Thénardier.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 May 2025
In many places the State Department has become little more than an innkeeper for other agencies.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 21 May 2025
Though the legislation allows the Lake County Council to increase its innkeeper’s tax by up to 5% for a revenue stream, Gary’s plan does not include a request for the county to increase the tax.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
She has also recently been announced for the role of the evil innkeeper Madame Thénardier in Fred Cavayé’s upcoming adaptation of Les Miserables, alongside Benjamin Lavernhe as Monsieur Thénardier.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 May 2025
In many places the State Department has become little more than an innkeeper for other agencies.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for innkeeper
landlord
Noun
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That came to a halt during the Great Depression when hard times prompted the brothers to ask for a rent reduction, which the landlord agreed to, allowing the business to remain open.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
1 Aug. 2025
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But with that power also comes the responsibility to work with both the tenants and the landlords to hear their struggles and work to brainstorm creative solutions that can help keep a tenant housed.—
Alex Vasquez,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Innkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innkeeper. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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