as in hotel
a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests
we decided to stay at an inn rather than keep driving all night
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Recent Examples of inn
Yet despite their increasing recognition, Tinder Hearth’s remote location—about half an hour from the closest inn or motel—has reigned in the popularity, slightly.
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Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2025
The village works overtime to preserve its past, especially its historic district, where the mayor proposed buying up the inns with preservation funds.
—Stephanie Krikorian, Curbed, 23 June 2025
All the good yacht parking was taken, and there was no room room at the inn at a 500 year old, $2000 to $10,000 per night Venetian hotel.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The inn has accommodations for both smaller groups and larger gatherings, all of which have the same modern rustic meets minimalist style.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
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Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2025
The village works overtime to preserve its past, especially its historic district, where the mayor proposed buying up the inns with preservation funds.
—Stephanie Krikorian, Curbed, 23 June 2025
All the good yacht parking was taken, and there was no room room at the inn at a 500 year old, $2000 to $10,000 per night Venetian hotel.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The inn has accommodations for both smaller groups and larger gatherings, all of which have the same modern rustic meets minimalist style.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inn
Noun
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Other stars, including Sydney Sweeney, Orlando Bloom, Tom Brady, Kim Kardashian, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kylie Jenner and others, boarded water taxis at various hotels in Venice ahead of the couple's extravagant welcome party.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
9 July 2025
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Travel + Leisure announced its 2025 World’s Best Awards on Tuesday, marking the 30th year for the list that spans top destinations, hotels, airlines, cruise lines and more.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Cunningham said the difference is a nightclub imposes a cover charge on all patrons while a tavern offering entertainment does not.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2025
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The Main Street block is known as the scene of an 1887 shootout where Wild West gambler and tavern owner Luke Short gunned down detective and former city marshal Jim Courtright, who was stepping onto the street near what is now Riscky’s.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 June 2025
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The jet barely reached 625 feet in altitude before descending rapidly and crashing into a hostel for medical students.—
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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The death toll includes medical students who were in a college hostel when the plane hit the building, said Vidhi Chaudhary, a top state police officer in the northwestern city.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 June 2025
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“Inn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inn. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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