as in nightclub
a bar or restaurant offering special nighttime entertainment (as music, dancing, or comedy acts)
a singing superstar who got her start singing in the cabarets of New York City
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Recent Examples of cabaret
Born May 7, 1961 in Pontypridd, Wales, Campbell began playing guitar as a child, joining the cabaret band Contrast as a teen.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2026
The title is tied to Wade's cabaret production, a stage show inspired by her Las Vegas Weekly column that recounts the experiences of a modern showgirl working in the entertainment capital.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
The Verre Jaune includes Hendricks grand cabaret gin, basil, lillet blanc, lemon and tonic — a delightful little drink made all the better by the sounds of the Max Wellman Big Band.
—Brianne Pfannenstiel, Des Moines Register, 4 Mar. 2026
Zidler, in the 2001 Baz Luhrman movie about a composer falling in love with a cabaret star in Belle Époque Paris, was Harold Zidler, the proprietor of the Moulin Rouge, and played by Jim Broadbent.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2026
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2026
The title is tied to Wade's cabaret production, a stage show inspired by her Las Vegas Weekly column that recounts the experiences of a modern showgirl working in the entertainment capital.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
The Verre Jaune includes Hendricks grand cabaret gin, basil, lillet blanc, lemon and tonic — a delightful little drink made all the better by the sounds of the Max Wellman Big Band.
—Brianne Pfannenstiel, Des Moines Register, 4 Mar. 2026
Zidler, in the 2001 Baz Luhrman movie about a composer falling in love with a cabaret star in Belle Époque Paris, was Harold Zidler, the proprietor of the Moulin Rouge, and played by Jim Broadbent.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cabaret
Noun
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Soon after, two men attempted to rape her while in a nightclub, leaving her deeply scarred, and as reports indicate, this led her to a care home for worsening psychiatric symptoms.—
Solly Boussidan,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Versace became the unofficial uniform at nightclubs—skin-tight minidresses for her, flashy silk shirts for him—and sales at the brand’s boutique in nearby Bal Harbour soared.—
Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But there was the more important distance — the one separating Liverpool’s summer signing (from the Swedish top-flight club Kristianstad DFF) from the high-ankle sprain in December suffered during a benign set-piece session.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Badinter knew that debate-club arguments about deterrence and human-rights law and the possibility of judicial error would be ineffective.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Cabaret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cabaret. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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