as in tavern
a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises
coworkers enjoying the convivial atmosphere of the Irish pub
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Recent Examples of pub
Not just at restaurant tables, but in driver’s seats, at pubs, in theaters, on buses?
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Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2025
Brentford Brentford left Griffin Park, their home of 116 years — and which famously had a pub just beyond each corner of the stadium — in May 2020.
—Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
McHale’s, an Irish pub that once had locations in Rock Hill and Fort Mill, will reopen in Charlotte, but a timeline has not been shared.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2025
Graham Dickie/The New York Times Listen to this article · 8:21 min Learn more
March 26, 2025
Misty Gonzales has been tending bar at T.J. Byrnes, an Irish pub in the financial district of Manhattan, for 13 years.
—Charles W. McFarlane, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2025
Brentford Brentford left Griffin Park, their home of 116 years — and which famously had a pub just beyond each corner of the stadium — in May 2020.
—Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
McHale’s, an Irish pub that once had locations in Rock Hill and Fort Mill, will reopen in Charlotte, but a timeline has not been shared.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2025
Graham Dickie/The New York Times Listen to this article · 8:21 min Learn more
March 26, 2025
Misty Gonzales has been tending bar at T.J. Byrnes, an Irish pub in the financial district of Manhattan, for 13 years.
—Charles W. McFarlane, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pub
Noun
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The regular inspections include restaurants, taverns, grocery stores, meat markets and bakeries.—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Apr. 2025
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Be sure to keep an eye out as the windmill atop the tavern is engulfed in flames several times an hour.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In the trendy neighborhoods of Buenos Aires, cafes and clothing stores bustled as usual.—
Isabel Debre,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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In 2023, Bachelier opened a cafe and test kitchen space along Highway 101 in Leucadia that somewhat accidentally became a blockbuster restaurant, though its immediate success was slightly improbable but not at all surprising given the collective talent.—
Candice Woo,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The hotel’s adobe-style buildings are interconnected, with paths weaving between the rooms, a moody saloon, and the breezy restaurant.—
Rosecrans Baldwin,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Apr. 2025
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By 1885 the new settlement’s population soared to more than 2,000, and hotels, restaurants, blacksmiths, saloons, shops and more lined both sides of Main Street, Second and Third Avenues.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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About midway through, his character, searching for a trafficked young woman, poses as a drug dealer looking to score a connection with a local kingpin holding court in the backroom of a biker bar.—
Donald Liebenson,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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The judge sentenced the former G-Unit rapper to 30 days behind bars.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Oh, and Charlotte finds her way back to a nightclub and hopefully some Long Island iced teas.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
15 Apr. 2025
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Based on the 2001 film by Baz Luhrmann, the jukebox musical takes its name from a famous French nightclub — founded in the 19th century and still open today — and follows a fictional romance between cabaret performer Satine and bohemian songwriter Christian.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Pub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pub. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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