as in nightclub
a bar or restaurant offering special nighttime entertainment (as music, dancing, or comedy acts)
stopped at a roadhouse for some drinks and a little line dancing
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Recent Examples of roadhouse
Broadway is equally important as a stage for American theatre, and many of this season’s shows will play in roadhouses and regional theatre across the country because of a Tony endorsement.
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Michael Presser, New York Daily News, 16 June 2024
Old-timers recall a place with cheap housing and roadhouse bars, where the ski-season workers would carouse all night.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
Between the roadhouse in the first film and the roadhouse here, there’s no question that yours is the better hang.
—Derek Lawrence, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2024
The new version, hitting Amazon Prime Video this week, stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a former UFC fighter who becomes a bouncer at a roadhouse in the Florida Keys.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
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Michael Presser, New York Daily News, 16 June 2024
Old-timers recall a place with cheap housing and roadhouse bars, where the ski-season workers would carouse all night.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
Between the roadhouse in the first film and the roadhouse here, there’s no question that yours is the better hang.
—Derek Lawrence, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2024
The new version, hitting Amazon Prime Video this week, stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a former UFC fighter who becomes a bouncer at a roadhouse in the Florida Keys.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
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Remy Ma, 44, went to prison for the 2007 shooting of a woman outside of a New York nightclub.Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2024
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Scenic designer Maggie Armendariz gives us a colorful nightclub setting around a high platform, rolling props and a Keith Haring-like translucent sculpture above the stage that alters with the play's mood, amplified by Patrick Anthony's nimble lighting.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
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Catch a Moulin Rouge show The capital of cabaret, and one of the most iconic spectacles in Paris, is the Moulin Rouge in Pigalle, whose symbolic red windmill sits below the hilltop village of Montmartre.Lane Nieset, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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While her husband deals with the presidency and unrelenting desires, Mary has two driving goals: alcohol and becoming a cabaret star.CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2024
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Sitting and sunning by the 14th floor pool puts you steps away from the poolside cafe Bella’s Rooftop Bar.Essence, Essence, 6 Dec. 2024
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There are five guest rooms and a cafe with a view into her backyard, a dense tropical forest.Benji Jones, Vox, 4 Dec. 2024
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Their placeholder budget numbers for 2025 had called for a reduction in player payroll, which might still be achieved even if the club can win the bidding for Burnes — a market that is expected to exceed $200 million — as well as Adames.Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 8 Dec. 2024
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His upcoming administration is set to feature at least 11 key appointees who either hold billionaire status, have spouses in the billionaire club, or are on the cusp of reaching that financial milestone.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Roadhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadhouse. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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