as in nightclubs
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 cabarets
Salon Toulouse, the ship's main lounge and bar, inspired by vintage Parisian cabarets and complete with deep red velvet armchairs, was Joie de Vivre's main social hub for sundowners and digestifs.
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Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2026
The newest chapter is Velvet Night 76—my personal obsession—inspired by Parisian cabarets.
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Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
As revolutionary unrest intensified and the Pahlavi regime imposed martial law and closed cabarets and theaters in an attempt to appease conservatives, her sources of income vanished.
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Richard Nedjat-Haiem,
The Conversation,
15 Jan. 2026
Multiple pop-up runs and cabarets continued until its 2022 Off-Broadway debut.
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Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, the second half folds in the aesthetics of Vegas strip cabarets with eerie melodies from movie scores like Danny Elfman’s Nightmare Before Christmas.
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Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
These flamenco venues originally developed during the 1960s throughout Spain replacing cabarets.
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Emily Cardenas,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2026
The newest chapter is Velvet Night 76—my personal obsession—inspired by Parisian cabarets.
—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
As revolutionary unrest intensified and the Pahlavi regime imposed martial law and closed cabarets and theaters in an attempt to appease conservatives, her sources of income vanished.
—
Richard Nedjat-Haiem,
The Conversation,
15 Jan. 2026
Multiple pop-up runs and cabarets continued until its 2022 Off-Broadway debut.
—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, the second half folds in the aesthetics of Vegas strip cabarets with eerie melodies from movie scores like Danny Elfman’s Nightmare Before Christmas.
—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
These flamenco venues originally developed during the 1960s throughout Spain replacing cabarets.
—
Emily Cardenas,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cabarets
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Up until his first day of filming Jackass, Steve-O was a clown in nightclubs, cruise ships and at a flea-market circus.
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But downtown Sunnyvale really comes alive once the sun begins to set, with a vast array of bars, nightclubs and late-night dining peppered throughout the city’s streets.
Noun
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By the early ‘60s, Rivers was performing at various comedy clubs and her acting career was mostly forgotten.
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Pioneers Juan Atkins, Eddie Fowlkes, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson were inspired by the breadth of genres on the radio and in local clubs.
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“Cabarets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cabarets. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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