Thesaurus results for PUBLIC HOUSE

public house

noun

Definition of public house

as in hotel

a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests took lodging at a public house that had recently been completely renovated

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as in pub

chiefly British a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises visited a public house in London that has been welcoming customers since the time of Charles Dickens

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Recent Examples of public house This fine establishment has sat at the same address in the Williamsburg Bridge's shadow since 1887, and the interiors carry about as many frills as your average public house—dark wood, plaster walls, and so on. — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025 The Lone Goat This English pub, which draws inspiration from public houses and taverns of London, is on the ground floor of the historic Metropolitan Building in downtown Detroit. — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025 Dave Cunningham, who opened the Comet, a Gen-X-era public house that helped spark a renaissance in Cincinnati's Northside neighborhood, died suddenly at his home on Tuesday. — Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Sep. 2025 Beer- and kid-friendly Opening this weekend on the Boise Bench, Chits & Chats essentially is part restaurant, part pub, part neighborhood public house — with a library of games for rent. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for public house

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Noun

During the 2026 World Cup, Hyperice operated largely outside official stadium spotlight, building recovery suites inside team hotels across North America.

— Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Set on a rocky outcrop overlooking the ocean on Bornholm's northernmost tip, the hip Nordlandet hotel has sea views at (almost) every turn.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of hotel

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Since receiving the first liquor license in town after Prohibition in 1933, the Cloverleaf has transformed from a bake shop to a men’s only pub to a 200-seat, indoor-outdoor, family-friendly bar with the best craft beer selection in the region.

— USA TODAY NETWORK, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Roughly 930 pubs closed in London between 2004 and 2024, and hundreds of hospitality businesses, including cafés and restaurants, closed near the end of 2025.

— Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2026

Definition of pub

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An elegant conservatory, a beloved aquarium known for its shimmering jade green tiles reminiscent of an underwater tavern, and the small but excellent Dossin Great Lakes Museum are a few of the treasures found here.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2026
Drinks and subpar nachos will be shared beneath the musty rafters of the tavern where the surveyors Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon once imbibed.

— Rafaela Jinich, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026

Definition of tavern

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That meant, for instance, taping dialogue cues to cash registers in the saloon in the hopes that bartenders could become a character.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
Chinese mega-corps BYD is making huge inroads in European markets with its technically accomplished saloons and SUVs.

— Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 13 July 2026

Definition of saloon

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Tony's has a full bar and turns out quality versions of some of the greatest hits.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
Guests can spend the morning at Buffalo Trace and still have the afternoon free to explore Louisville's restaurants, bourbon bars or additional distilleries.

— Emily Price, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of bar

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That includes after a mass shooting at the 2024 Super Bowl celebration rally, multiple shootings at and around nightclubs and the recent shootings along Interstate 70 last month.

— Laura Bauer July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Once better known for railway platforms and nightclubs than research labs, the district has evolved into one of Europe's densest concentrations of AI talent, anchored by Google and Google DeepMind, with Anthropic and OpenAI preparing to join them.

— Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026