parlors

noun

plural of parlor
as in places
a building, room, or suite of rooms occupied by a service business an ice cream parlor with an old-timey theme

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Recent Examples of parlors The company sells its ice cream to retailers across the country and operates a chain of ice cream parlors in more than a dozen states. — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026 Kids can come up with anything from pretend pizza parlors to make-believe malls. — Michelle Crouch, Parents, 14 Aug. 2026 Thirty-five square blocks of hotels, law offices, theaters, and beauty parlors built entirely through referrals, introductions, and relationships passed between people who trusted each other. — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Soft serve is a particular strength here, and devotees know to ask for the coffee–black raspberry twist, a Massachusetts oddity found at only a handful of parlors around the state. — Luke Pyenson, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026 High Street leaned heavily collegiate, lined with pizza parlors, student bars, and familiar franchised food chains. — Rafael Pena, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026 City officials ordered ice-cream parlors to stop making ice cream in order to conserve the district’s ice supplies. — Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026 They were published in the North and South, performed in racist minstrel shows and polite parlors, and sung by abolitionists and defenders of enslavement alike. — Christopher Lynch, The Conversation, 1 July 2026 After the father left the family, Nan Blyth supported herself and two daughters by washing clothes and working in beauty parlors. — ABC News, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parlors
  1. places
  2. facilities
  3. establishments
Noun
  • In her 2015 memoir, Steinem recounts her dynamic, nomadic career as a writer and activist, and pays vivid homage to the people, places, and conversations that shaped her.
    — Mary Lawrence Ware, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The home country is hostile, literally and culturally, so the characters often turn to America and England, places that are marginally safer but only just.
    — Tembe Denton-Hurst, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of places
Noun
  • The renovations were initially recommended by the current executive director and former vice president of facilities at the Kennedy Center, Matt Floca.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Supporting systems inside launch facilities also need inspection, repair, and occasional major refurbishment.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of facilities
Noun
  • Many establishments, from brasseries to groceries, close up shop after serving a lunchtime rush to take their own pauses and prepare for evening service.
    — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Now, the unnamed man is known to several of the York establishments.
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of establishments

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“Parlors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parlors. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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