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a building, room, or suite of rooms occupied by a service business an ice cream parlor with an old-timey theme

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Recent Examples of parlor The stained glass windows on the parlor level served as a reminder of its past life. Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 27 Sep. 2024 Take a break at Fuel, a popular spot for breakfast sandwiches and coffee, or enjoy a cone outside of SoCo Creamery, a local ice cream parlor with classic and less-common flavors (think Marzipan Date Orange Zest, and Lemon Basil). Oset Babür-Winter, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2024 The company has recently restored the theater to its original Art Deco design, including a sitting parlor in the ladies’ room named and originally built for Bette Davis. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2024 The business was started by trailblazer Frank Ellis Campbell, who opened his first parlor in 1898 on West 23rd Street, per the newspaper. Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for parlor 
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Noun
  • The company continues to monitor interest rate and foreign currency risks, with strategies in place to manage exposure.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The Explore has a wide band with a thin gel line inside to keep it in place.
    Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Another key player is the private sector: the power, water, and communications companies, private health care facilities, and other businesses that own and operate local infrastructure that might need to be repaired and reopened following a disaster.
    Jess Craig, Vox, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Earlier this year, the company abruptly ceased operations at its Jacksonville, Florida, facility and began working to set up the assembly plant in Ontario to assemble commercial electric delivery vans and trucks.
    Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • However, the political tide has shifted since 2016, as younger and more diverse parties—reflecting growing discontent with the traditional political establishment—have gained traction in the wake of economic challenges and political instability.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The campaigns this election cycle pitted Phoenix's establishment politicians against progressive activists.
    Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Parlor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parlor. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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