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Recent Examples of speakeasy
Sip creative cocktails in an elegant speakeasy at L’Antiquario, considered one of the world’s best bars.
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Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2026
That’s Fred and me being filmed while painting the side of this speakeasy.
—Paula Aceves, Curbed, 20 Apr. 2026
The dual concept will be restaurant Telia on top and speakeasy-style lounge Night Owl underneath.
—Jenna Thompson
april 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Later on, people gather at the speakeasy-esque Gatehouse.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2026
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Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2026
That’s Fred and me being filmed while painting the side of this speakeasy.
—Paula Aceves, Curbed, 20 Apr. 2026
The dual concept will be restaurant Telia on top and speakeasy-style lounge Night Owl underneath.
—Jenna Thompson
april 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Later on, people gather at the speakeasy-esque Gatehouse.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speakeasy
Noun
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In the weeks before Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, the alcoholic, frustrated cabaret singer/force of nature that is Mary Todd Lincoln deals with secret yearnings, as does her husband.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Apr. 2026
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The family of the cabaret artist Fritz Grünbaum, who was murdered in the Holocaust, for example, was able to recover works by Viennese Expressionist artist Egon Schiele that were in Grünbaum’s vast personal collection in 2018 after decades of efforts.—
Jackie Hajdenberg,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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Four people were wounded early Sunday in a shooting at a troubled Queens nightclub with a history of violence and murder.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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The pop icon, 67, previewed two new songs at the (not-so) surprise appearance at Club Confessions — a one-night party at the legendary Abbey nightclub in West Hollywood.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Apr. 2026
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The park’s visitor center, in a 1935 roadhouse that sat on Route 66, contains displays with Route 66 memorabilia (and a gift shop with hundreds of Route 66 items).—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
12 Apr. 2026
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Michelob Ultra Roadhouse The roadhouse is on Simmons Banks Plaza, which surrounds Dickies Arena.—
Brayden Garcia
January 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Not to mention $560 is an excellent market price for a bistro set made with durability top of mind.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
29 Apr. 2026
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At this cheffy Columbia bistro, Mother’s Day will entail a live jazz brunch with a la carte menu options such as mini beignets, pimento-cheese croque madames and lobster quiches.—
Jane Godiner,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Apr. 2026
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At the airport, a group of cadets loitered by a lactation pod, and people at the terminal alehouse seemed to be having a genuinely good time.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2026
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Carrying news, satire and story into places where expensive books had seldom reached, they were sold for pennies, tacked to alehouse walls and sung aloud for the illiterate.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Pirates and brothels and casinos once set up camp in Fernandina Beach, the island's harbor town, and even Prohibition didn't shut down the town saloon.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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Other big moments from Friday night at Stagecoach included Sweeney flicking underwear into the crowd at a SYRN pop-up saloon and singing a duet with Bailey Zimmerman.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Foothills Brewing is downtown's largest and oldest brewpub and offers a full menu of pub grub.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
14 Apr. 2026
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In the resulting readers’ choice awards, the only category that didn’t include a North Carolina winner was best brewpub.—
Jenna Eason,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 2026
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The family-friendly spot features a weekly selection of 20 beers, ciders, and seltzers, plus a menu of creative pub grub ranging from buffalo chicken eggrolls to brisket dumplings served with beer cheese.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 2026
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To cater to them both, the ship is equally split between sports pubs and jazz bars, burger and pizza joints and Greek and Italian restaurants, casinos and theatres, etc.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Speakeasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speakeasy. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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