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
The Grammy Award-winning rapper made history as the show’s first woman to portray the charismatic cabaret manager Zidler — the character’s full name is Harold Zidler.
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Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
In the weeks before Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, the alcoholic, frustrated cabaret singer/force of nature that is Mary Todd Lincoln deals with secret yearnings, as does her husband.
—Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
The family of the cabaret artist Fritz Grünbaum, who was murdered in the Holocaust, for example, was able to recover works by Viennese Expressionist artist Egon Schiele that were in Grünbaum’s vast personal collection in 2018 after decades of efforts.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
Where 2025’s 1000 Variations on the Same Song played with funk undercurrents and The Count leaned toward slower R&B, Frog for Sale is an exercise in cabaret basics.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026
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Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
In the weeks before Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, the alcoholic, frustrated cabaret singer/force of nature that is Mary Todd Lincoln deals with secret yearnings, as does her husband.
—Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
The family of the cabaret artist Fritz Grünbaum, who was murdered in the Holocaust, for example, was able to recover works by Viennese Expressionist artist Egon Schiele that were in Grünbaum’s vast personal collection in 2018 after decades of efforts.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
Where 2025’s 1000 Variations on the Same Song played with funk undercurrents and The Count leaned toward slower R&B, Frog for Sale is an exercise in cabaret basics.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cabaret
Noun
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Southern Hospitality derived as a spinoff of Charm, spotlighting Leva Bonaparte’s staff at her nightclub Republic Garden & Lounge.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
11 May 2026
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Cabins under nightclubs or late-night bars can pick up bass vibrations that continue into the early hours.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
Noun
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There was interest from Aston Villa and RB Leipzig, as well as other clubs in Germany and Spain.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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For a modest fee, Bradley created a new routine for Delroy, tailored to her abilities, incorporating the still trendy Charleston and other saucier moves popular in Black dance halls and night clubs in the mid-nineteen-twenties.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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“Cabaret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cabaret. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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