as in tavern
a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises
a barroom long popular with working folks looking for a place to unwind at the end of the day
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Recent Examples of barroom
The design—from dots’ musty, mystical barroom set to James Ortiz’s menagerie of puppets—is a delight, and Malloy’s lyrics are as funny and finely pointed as his music is fractal-like.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 June 2024
World & Nation Profile : Le Pen: Dark Side of the French Soul : Crude, powerful and dangerous, the onetime barroom brawler with the mesmerizing oratory has built a career on hatred.
—Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Jessica Nicholson: This song blends a weekend barroom party groove, with lyrics steeped in laidback, workweek escapism, all rolled into one.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 27 Nov. 2024
Consider it a chance to engage in barroom golf discussion.
—Brody Miller, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 June 2024
World & Nation Profile : Le Pen: Dark Side of the French Soul : Crude, powerful and dangerous, the onetime barroom brawler with the mesmerizing oratory has built a career on hatred.
—Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Jessica Nicholson: This song blends a weekend barroom party groove, with lyrics steeped in laidback, workweek escapism, all rolled into one.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 27 Nov. 2024
Consider it a chance to engage in barroom golf discussion.
—Brody Miller, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barroom
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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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
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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
Noun
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The saloon includes vertical headlamps, Kia’s Star Map lighting and 19-inch alloy wheels.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Add a soundtrack to your visit with local music at the Spur, the Cabin, or any saloon with tunes floating out the front door.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
19 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Corgan’s Highland Park cafe Madame Zuzu’s tea shop will exclusively offer the LPs in an expansive 80-song box set featuring a 48-track Machina and an additional 32 bonus tracks of demos, outtakes, and live performances.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
31 Mar. 2025
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Starbucks is making a big bet on reestablishing its cafes as community coffeehouses to reverse a decline in foot traffic and sales.—
Kelly Tyko,
Axios,
31 Mar. 2025
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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
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The musical comedy is about a French gay couple who own a drag nightclub.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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In March 2023, the league suspended Morant for eight games after he was seen brandishing a gun on Instagram Live while at a nightclub in Colorado.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Barroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barroom. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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