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Recent Examples of parlor
Its lower floors featured elegant communal parlors for entertaining guests, while the upper floors housed more modest sleeping quarters.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
Fringed lampshades and claw-foot tubs sustain a sleek bordello mood in the rooms, and downstairs, lavish parlors showcase folk art exhibits, a coffee counter, and a dreamy, dark saloon scene.
—Jenny Adams, AFAR Media, 11 Feb. 2025
Other penny arcades and mutoscope parlors followed Mensing’s model, often making improvements.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2025
Rosario also tried to leak intel to the Nassau County D.A.’s office’s organized crime unit to shut down rival ambling parlors, according to the feds.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
Fringed lampshades and claw-foot tubs sustain a sleek bordello mood in the rooms, and downstairs, lavish parlors showcase folk art exhibits, a coffee counter, and a dreamy, dark saloon scene.
—Jenny Adams, AFAR Media, 11 Feb. 2025
Other penny arcades and mutoscope parlors followed Mensing’s model, often making improvements.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2025
Rosario also tried to leak intel to the Nassau County D.A.’s office’s organized crime unit to shut down rival ambling parlors, according to the feds.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parlor
Noun
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The administration expects the new rates to remain in place until the U.S. narrows a $1.2 trillion trade imbalance recorded last year.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
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And remember, for both, choose one that will offer you full coverage, and use a setting powder to keep it in place.—
Petra Guglielmetti,
Glamour,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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What kind of wellness facilities does Marina Bay Sands have?—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Asian elephants in modern zoo facilities suffer from infertility and lose their calves to stillbirth and infanticides almost twice as often as elephants in semi-wild conditions.—
Nitin Sekar,
ArsTechnica,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The announcement follows the recent establishment of the Achievement in Casting Oscar, created in 2024 and beginning with next year’s 98th Academy Awards for films released in 2025.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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The iconic venue, known as one of the most popular establishments in the Dominican Republic, was hosting more than 300 attendees when the roof gave way, trapping dozens beneath the rubble.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Parlor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parlor. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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