speakeasy

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Recent Examples of speakeasy The atmosphere felt like a fusion between a calm 1970s disco and a 1920s speakeasy. Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025 What ties Almanac to Japanese culture, American speakeasy culture, and Ogawa downstairs is the omakase cocktail, notes Scott. Alisha Miranda, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 May 2025 To Find High-End Furniture in New York, Look Up The city’s new designer décor showrooms are hidden away from foot traffic, making shopping for furniture feel like visiting a speakeasy. Craig Kellogg Ashok Sinha, New York Times, 16 May 2025 No, not a series of galleries and speakeasies but palindromic dates. James Powel, USA Today, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for speakeasy
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Noun
  • Some of the songs were performed at a cabaret show in New York City.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 May 2025
  • Crazy Horse — This legendary cabaret is just a few steps from the hotel.
    Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Officer Michael Miles — who also worked security at the nightclub and knew Armstrong — tried to talk him into putting the gun away for several minutes, Merriweather wrote.
    Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2025
  • It's performed in the round at the intimate Circle in the Square Theatre, which has been transformed into a swank nightclub with two separate stages and table seating.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • A little roadhouse shrine along an Atchafalaya Basin road.
    Colum McCann, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
  • This includes cops on the take and a Joliet roadhouse drug dealer (Chidi Ajufo) who livens things up.
    Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The signature restaurant offers a gourmet experience, while the more casual bistro serves classic Roman dishes in the peaceful garden.
    Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 29 May 2025
  • Cocktails, mocktails, and light bites will be available for purchase, evoking the Parisian bistros frequented by van Gogh.
    Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • The classic alehouse is a stone’s throw away from Leeds’ home ground, and on April 28, the fans were in a celebratory mood.
    Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 15 May 2025
  • This Livermore movie theater and alehouse will show the NFC championship in high-def on a 30-foot screen.
    Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2024
Noun
  • Red Onion Saloon Dining at this historic saloon is like stepping back in time to the gold rush era, when bustling dance halls, saloons, and brothels were popular in Skagway.
    Sharael Kolberg, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2025
  • But the song itself (written by Meola, Melissa Fuller, and Ben West) is a genuine slow-burn saloon heartbreaker.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • Within a five-minute’s walk are a pizza parlor, a combined coffee shop and plant store, a retro-style diner and a brewpub.
    Angela Serratore, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Driving the news: The brewpub, founded by Michigan native George Johnson, was one of the first to bring Detroit-style pies to Portland.
    Kale Williams, Axios, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Other ketamine clinics nearby include Zen Integrative Care, where people can get infusions a few floors above an Irish pub (not so serene, maybe), and Ketamine Infusion + Holistic, which is located in the same building as at least three dental offices and a dermatologist.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 2 June 2025
  • Turkey Red is a casual eatery with sustainable Mediterranean menu and baked goods, while Palmer Alehouse is a popular neighborhood family-friendly pub offering a wide selection of local craft beers.
    Brandon Withrow, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2025

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“Speakeasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speakeasy. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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