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as in hotels
a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests
took lodging at a public house that had recently been completely renovated
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as in taverns
chiefly British
a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises
visited a public house in London that has been welcoming customers since the time of Charles Dickens
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Recent Examples of public houses
The Lone Goat This English pub, which draws inspiration from public houses and taverns of London, is on the ground floor of the historic Metropolitan Building in downtown Detroit.
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Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for public houses
Noun
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Check-in and Check-out Times and Procedures Many hotels extend the opportunity for early check-in and late check-out when their housekeeping calendar aligns.—
Karla Walsh,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
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There was no place for the highly perishable product to go because the marketplace for dairy products was gutted by the closure of restaurants, schools, hotels and food-service businesses.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Lone Goat This English pub, which draws inspiration from public houses and taverns of London, is on the ground floor of the historic Metropolitan Building in downtown Detroit.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Many have been converted into restaurants, taverns, or artisan’s shops, but people still live in some of them, and others are available as vacation rentals.—
Fiona Mozley,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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His lodgings included a mix of Airbnbs, hostels, hotels and family friends' homes.—
Vanessa Romo,
NPR,
10 Oct. 2025
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Its sturdy construction and combination lock provide extra protection in hotel rooms, hostels, or vacation rentals.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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After World War II, it was patented by his son as the Bialetti Moka Express, bringing espresso out of cafes and into Italian homes.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
10 Oct. 2025
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The park is surrounded by trees, bakeries, cafes, and more.—
Paula Soria,
AZCentral.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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The group owns restaurants and pubs from the Bay Area to the Middle East.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
10 Oct. 2025
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Santorini Greek Restaurant Craving some fresh Mediterranean flavors in this town of pubs and seafood haunts?—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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Main Street, running from the riverfront to Seventh Street, was lined with restaurants, saloons, offices, and shops.—
Sarah Biegelsen,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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Visitors can explore the town, including hotel, doctor’s office, church, blacksmith shop, jail and saloons.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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This cash-only, live music joint is one of the oldest watering holes in the Upper Keys, and was one of Jimmy Buffett's favorite places to grab a drink.—
Teaghan Skulszki,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
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From cocktail havens to historic haunts, here's which watering holes made the cut.—
DAILY BRIEFING,
AZCentral.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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The other, dubbed the Entertainment District Unit, places more police in uptown during peak nightlife hours when most crimes are likely to occur at or near bars and nightclubs.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Matthiessen contextualizes their demands within the history of colonial violence, and persuasively argues for the release of Peltier, who spent nearly fifty years behind bars before his sentence was commuted to house arrest by President Joe Biden, this past January.—
Maggie Doherty,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Public houses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20houses. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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