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
Old-timers recall a place with cheap housing and roadhouse bars, where the ski-season workers would carouse all night.
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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
In the new film directed by Doug Liman, Jake stars as former UFC fighter Elwood Dalton, who works as a bar bouncer at a roadhouse in the Florida Keys.
—Lawrence Yee, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
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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
In the new film directed by Doug Liman, Jake stars as former UFC fighter Elwood Dalton, who works as a bar bouncer at a roadhouse in the Florida Keys.
—Lawrence Yee, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadhouse
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The gunfire broke out blocks from the site of the deadly Pulse nightclub mass shooting that occurred on June 12, 2016, when a 29-year-old shooter killed 49 people.Dalia Faheid, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
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Artists directed music videos, created installations for nightclubs, and appeared on television.Natasha Degen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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Justin Vivian Bond, 61, New York, an artist and performer who, in their long career as cabaret singer, has stood up for civil rights, offered solace and humor to members of the gay community and inspired other transgender artists.Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
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The cafe also said Friedman’s original performances there, in 2003, 2004, and 2006, were organized by Sondheim and cabaret singer Barbara Cook, who handled the lighting.Jane Levere, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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The second restaurant for the Honduran cafe will have an oyster bar, tortilla bar, cocktail bar and specialty coffee bar, a press release says.Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Renovated in 2021 to become fully carbon neutral and solar powered, the airy cafe attracts visitors and locals alike for sumptuous sandwiches like slow roasted pork on fluffy baguette and cauliflower, pesto and ricotta on focaccia.Anna Haines, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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East wins, returns his last club and ruffs the third club.Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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The two-time Oscar-winner is a member of the elite SNL five-timers club, comprised of celebrities and public figures who've hosted the program five times or more.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Roadhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadhouse. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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