as in tavern
a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises
coworkers enjoying the convivial atmosphere of the Irish pub
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Recent Examples of pub
A couple of mulled wines consumed in a cozy pub corner?
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Olivia Petter, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
Known for its expansive craft beer menu that changes seasonally with 36 taps and dozens of bottles and cans, specialty burgers and pub fare, M.L.Rose Craft Beer & Burgers opened on Oct. 21 at 2145 Nashville Pike in Gallatin.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Restaurants typically don’t have dress codes (you’ll never be asked to put on a blazer at a silver-service restaurant), but at many city bars and sports pubs, dress codes are enforced: no thongs (flip-flops), singlets (tank tops) and high-vis workwear.
—Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024
Known for its expansive craft beer menu that changes seasonally with 36 taps and dozens of bottles and cans, specialty burgers and pub fare, the new M.L. Rose location opened Oct. 21 at 2145 Nashville Pike in Gallatin.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Olivia Petter, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
Known for its expansive craft beer menu that changes seasonally with 36 taps and dozens of bottles and cans, specialty burgers and pub fare, M.L.Rose Craft Beer & Burgers opened on Oct. 21 at 2145 Nashville Pike in Gallatin.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Restaurants typically don’t have dress codes (you’ll never be asked to put on a blazer at a silver-service restaurant), but at many city bars and sports pubs, dress codes are enforced: no thongs (flip-flops), singlets (tank tops) and high-vis workwear.
—Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024
Known for its expansive craft beer menu that changes seasonally with 36 taps and dozens of bottles and cans, specialty burgers and pub fare, the new M.L. Rose location opened Oct. 21 at 2145 Nashville Pike in Gallatin.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Lots of restaurants around town serve them, either as a starter or as the main event of a humble, satisfying winter meal, but the refined 37 Alpine Eating and the classic family-run tavern Gasthaus Fink just beside Piazza Walther are especially nice places to enjoy them.Ann Abel, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Those in Birmingham can also visit the tavern that inspired the show's criminal hangout.Matt Cabral, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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Mimicking an actual mountain course, it is formed from two slopes connected in an L Shape with a cafe in a wooden cabin perched high up between them.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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More big stories The new year ushered in new laws in California that affect cannabis cafes, artificial intelligence and parking.Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
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Click here to see more photos of the 0 Series saloon and SUV.Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2025
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The actress and singer, 55, partied at Kemo Sabe, a saloon in Aspen, with her manager, Benny Medina, and some friends, according to photos obtained by TMZ.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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But Pedroia was more than merely a motivational speaker, trying to cajole his friends to raise the Fenway bar every day of every season.Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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During a visit to the capital city of Boston, tourists can discover all sorts of polished bars and prestigious restaurants within city limits, and for a truly lavish experience, there’s no beating the Boston Wine and Food Festival.Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, Commissioner Joe Carollo, famously combative since his first election in 1979, is smarting over a lawsuit accusing him of pursuing a vicious political vendetta against a nightclub owner.Susan Merriam, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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The city has had trouble reviving its allure with tourists, while its bars and nightclubs, once teeming with crowds squeezed into narrow alleyways, now draw fewer revelers.David Pierson, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Pub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pub. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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