Thesaurus results for WATERING PLACE

watering place

noun

Definition of watering place

as in pub

a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises die-hard fans gathered at the local watering place to watch the Super Bowl

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Noun

And the pub is having a Halloween party hosted by The Baddest.

— Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
Corti Brother’s is no hidden gem–it’s frequently written up in national food and travel pubs as one of the state’s best grocery stores.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of pub

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The lore says the building operated as a brothel in its early years, with a tavern then as now on the ground floor.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
What to do nearby A stone’s throw away is the Water Street Market, a complex of shops that includes an antiques mall, the Grazery café, and a neighborhood tavern called Parish.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of tavern

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At its birth in 1907 in the basement of a Seattle saloon, there was nothing promising about the American Messenger Company.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 20 Oct. 2026
The 18-year-old female elephant got loose from her handler outside her enclosure, then went on the run, demolishing the door of a saloon on North Avenue, smashing in the window of another and walking through the fence around a vacant lot.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of saloon

Noun

That would change within days of Congress passing the budget, when an executive pledged $750 to Wilson’s campaign at a fundraiser held at Bullfeathers, a Capitol Hill watering hole for lobbyists and Hill staffers, emails show.

— Molly Redden, ProPublica, 20 Oct. 2026
Now’s an especially good time to go, with Bobbi’s Bar—the new hotel’s late-night watering hole—hosting Il Pellicano for perhaps the chicest hospitality residency of Frieze week.

— Mahoro Seward, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of watering hole

Noun

Close out the day with cocktails at Spirit Copa Bar, the hotel’s lively poolside bar.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
The women have testified in court about alleged encounters at a hotel, a bar, a radio station, a workplace and Brand’s home.

— Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

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