as in tavern
a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises
supposedly, that Broadway hangout was the favorite watering hole for 1940s celebrities
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Recent Examples of watering hole
Where To Eat Where the Locals Gather Since opening in 2016, Chupacabra’s has become a watering hole for those that live in Salado and those lucky enough to visit.
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Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2025
The authentic watering hole at 14421 Big Basin Way has a good beer selection, and often hosts karaoke.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
The restaurant, which has been a favorite watering hole for tourists and locals for decades, is named in honor of Hawaiian surfing legend Duke Kahanamoku.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2025
This usually means a visit to a favorite restaurant or watering hole.
—Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2025
The authentic watering hole at 14421 Big Basin Way has a good beer selection, and often hosts karaoke.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
The restaurant, which has been a favorite watering hole for tourists and locals for decades, is named in honor of Hawaiian surfing legend Duke Kahanamoku.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2025
This usually means a visit to a favorite restaurant or watering hole.
—Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watering hole
Noun
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Visitors will find a 20-acre nature preserve, along with shops and restaurants, including The Citizen, a coastal tavern.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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After starting the tavern, his father added carryout business and in 1960 moved the store to a large building in Old Town at 756 W. North Ave.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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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Music superstar Ed Sheeran held a surprise performance at an Irish pub in Boston on Monday.—
Terry Dickerson,
NBC News,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Perhaps your perfect caffeine buzz comes from a cup of something sweet and creamy, paired with a decadent pasty in a pink-walled cafe.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
19 Mar. 2025
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At Café 2001 — the back-door cafe attached to Japanese restaurant Yess in downtown’s Arts District — chef Giles Clark puts his own spin on his yoshoku-esque specials, inspired by what’s at L.A.’s farmers markets and in his refrigerator.—
Betty Hallock,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2025
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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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Actors Nicole Brydon Bloom and Justin Theroux first met in 2022, when their mutual friend, actor Louisa Jacobson, introduced them at a private party at the Lower Manhattan bar The Nines.—
Alexandra Macon,
Vogue,
17 Mar. 2025
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The league had strict rules about feminine appearance and behavior—players wore skirts, went to charm school, and were taught to scratch at bars of soap to remove the dirt under their fingernails.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
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 question of the night is the choice between selling out their souls to the vapid American tourists at the Tropicana nightclub (bad) or singing for their own people on the wrong side of the tracks (good).—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Watering hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watering%20hole. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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