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Recent Examples of speakeasy
Visit the artistic ruins of Sycamore Grove, a former gas station and alleged Prohibition-era speakeasy, along County Road 312, or the former Shady Inn at 307 NE Barnard Street.
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Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2025
There are also several dining options on-site, from the elegant main dining room to the Lion’s Den speakeasy that hosts live music.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Architectural Digest, 5 Mar. 2025
Downtown For touring performing shows and a secret speakeasy
Unlike other major cities, Orlando’s true character is in its diverse neighborhoods, not exclusive to its downtown.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2025
From the same team that redeveloped Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood, Nora spans 156,000 square feet of restaurants, retail, office space, public parks, and (rumor has it) even a private club and speakeasy.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2025
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Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2025
There are also several dining options on-site, from the elegant main dining room to the Lion’s Den speakeasy that hosts live music.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Architectural Digest, 5 Mar. 2025
Downtown For touring performing shows and a secret speakeasy
Unlike other major cities, Orlando’s true character is in its diverse neighborhoods, not exclusive to its downtown.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2025
From the same team that redeveloped Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood, Nora spans 156,000 square feet of restaurants, retail, office space, public parks, and (rumor has it) even a private club and speakeasy.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speakeasy
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The next cabaret at Winter Park Playhouse will be performed by Kevin Kelly at 7:30 p.m. March 26-27.—
Matthew J. Palm,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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And North Macedonia’s government ordered a sweeping three-day inspection to be carried out at all nightclubs and cabarets across the country, starting Monday.—
TIME,
TIME,
17 Mar. 2025
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The newer Deauville, its restaurants, shops and nightclubs were an enduring draw for locals and tourists, anchoring the mostly low-scale North Beach neighborhood for decades.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2025
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The robbery scheme loomed over New York City's gay community as the group preyed on Manhattan gay bars and nightclubs from March 2021 to June 2022.—
Doha Madani,
NBC News,
20 Mar. 2025
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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
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The track, produced by Blake Slatkin and longtime Lizzo collaborator Ricky Reed, is a placid Strokes-y thumper whose riff periodically breaks free from its cage during a chorus that kicks the aughts-rock shtick back a few decades into roadhouse territory.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2025
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Shark, Bissell, and More Brands Are on Sale at Wayfair’s Spring Cleaning Storefront — from $6 Bay Isle Home Dawna 3-Piece Seating Group This stylish bistro set is ideal for smaller patios.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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Eat French bistro fare in Knox-Henderson Michelin-recommended Knox Bistro in the trendy Knox/Henderson neighborhood is well known for its spectacular weekend brunch scene.—
Visit Dallas,
AFAR Media,
7 Mar. 2025
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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
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The London Evening Post didn’t give her name, simply identifying her as the keeper of the Queen’s Head alehouse.—
Katie Dancey-Downs,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 July 2022
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In the photo, Weir stands next to the superstar and her sparkling red dress, smiling through his massive white beard and black bolo tie as if he time-traveled from an Old West saloon.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2025
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There was Jade Girl VO (for a judo move), Dog Fart (murky origins) and 1818 (to mark a first visit to the saloon on Jan. 8, 2018).—
Marah Eakin,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2025
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Honors also came in this week, as USA Today readers voted Urban Roots the nation’s fifth-best brewpub, the newspaper announced Wednesday.—
Benjy Egel,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Mar. 2025
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And Prost’s brewpub will be the fifth location for Colorado’s third-largest brewery.—
Max Scheinblum,
The Denver Post,
5 Mar. 2025
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Ed Sheeran surprised fans at an Irish pub in Boston with a special performance on St. Patrick's Day.—
Jay Stahl,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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Watch Sheeran perform at a Boston pub for St. Patrick’s Day below.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Speakeasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speakeasy. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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