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Recent Examples of disco
The film’s only nomination went to John Travolta for his performance as Tony Manero, a young Brooklyn man who escaped the drudgery of his job and his home life every night at a local disco.
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2026
Or what a Kurt Weill prog disco album would sound like.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Arnel Sancianco’s sets, Marcella Barbeau’s lighting and the more glittering of Jaymee Ngernwichit’s costumes seem to place us in a retro Euro-style disco world, where fun is typically a function of the strength of the cocktails consumed.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Later in the evening, a jazz club and disco opened.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2026
Or what a Kurt Weill prog disco album would sound like.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Arnel Sancianco’s sets, Marcella Barbeau’s lighting and the more glittering of Jaymee Ngernwichit’s costumes seem to place us in a retro Euro-style disco world, where fun is typically a function of the strength of the cocktails consumed.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Later in the evening, a jazz club and disco opened.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disco
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This week, Harry Styles makes a glittering pivot to the discotheque, Arctic Monkeys return with a swaying charity single, and Wizkid and Asake unite for a sleek highlight from their collaborative EP.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
23 Jan. 2026
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Select your drink on the device’s phone app, and the machine will light up like a discotheque or a try-hard bowling alley.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
18 Nov. 2025
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Every city has a notorious nightclub or bar worth visiting.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Mar. 2026
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Produced by Edko Films, and starring Dayo Wong and Sammi Cheng, the film is set in 2012 at a fading hostess nightclub in Tsim Sha Tsui East.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
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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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In her later life, Lee would inspire and nurture as a coach for scores of working professionals in theater, film, cabaret and dance.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Disco.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disco. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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