speakeasy

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Recent Examples of speakeasy Finally, the ultimate is the 7-bedroom Casa Tesoro, a clifftop mansion with direct access to a private beach, movie theater, multi-level infinity pool and even its own speakeasy. Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 After raiding the pantry stocked with gourmet snacks galore, don’t forget to check out the former speakeasy turned billiard room for a round of pool. Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2025 The shopping center is home to diverse spots including Amelie’s French Bakery, the speakeasy Dot Dot Dot, the quaint English pub Sir Edmund Halley’s, the beloved barbecue joint Midwood Smokehouse and the authentic Italian eatery Osteria LuCa. Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2025 Spend the day lounging on the wide, spacious beaches, fishing in clear Gulf waters, or staying satiated at quaint small businesses like Skinny’s Place, North Shore Cafe, or The Doctor’s Office speakeasy. Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for speakeasy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speakeasy
Noun
  • There will also be eight bars, including a 1930s speakeasy and a Parisian-style cabaret hall inspired by iconic spots like the Moulin Rouge.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2025
  • In New York, the whole cabaret scene and the tiny club scene were full of gay people.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • There were cinemas, casinos, nightclubs, hotels and restaurants to entertain its many guests.
    Sebastián López Brach, The Dial, 25 Feb. 2025
  • There’s the avant-garde choreographer Florentina Holzinger, for example, known for staging operas with plentiful fake blood, and the 82-year-old fashion knitwear designer Claudia Skoda, who’s often seen out at nightclubs.
    Gisela Williams, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Instead, Knight has begun looking into requirements for moving the roadhouse away from the river without losing its historic designation.
    Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Ultimately, the state’s remaining roadhouses serve as wonderful examples of Alaska’s pioneering culture and spirit.
    Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The middle ground—the neighborhood bistro or the $25 burger spot—is vanishing, leaving diners with fewer options between fast and affordable or slow and expensive.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
  • For the new bistro, Visionnaire tapped Linfa, the first Italian concept restaurant that is entirely plant-based, vegan, and 100 percent gluten-free.
    Sofia Celeste, WWD, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • The whole place is giving Old West saloon, which is only fitting in a national park-bordering town known for campy, retro-chic neon signage, and diners.
    Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The style of the ’60s S-Type sports saloon—bold and feline when introduced—just looked frumpy on the new model of the same name that was launched in 1999 and intended to take on BMW’s world-beating 5-Series.
    Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Visit Sacramento has pegged the economic impact of the West Coast’s largest hard rock and metal festival at north of $27 million, with tens of thousands of festival-goers staying in area hotels, dining in local restaurants and frequenting bars, brewpubs and nightspots during the four-day event.
    Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
  • After nearly nine years of service, the Blue Moon restaurant and brewpub in Denver’s River North Art District will permanently close its doors at the end of March.
    Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • End your day by eating at The Brickhouse Run, a delightful British-American hybrid pub or revel in a relaxing meal with excellent service at Shirley’s Restaurant and Bar located inside Hotel Petersburg.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Sara met Garrett in March 2019 on St. Patrick’s Day at a Fort Worth pub.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025

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“Speakeasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speakeasy. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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