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
Plot details for the sequel are being kept under wraps, but Gyllenhaal starred in the 2024 reboot as an ex-UFC fighter who takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse.
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
To elevate the roadhouse into a top-tier venue, Dalton confronts meddling patrons with a cutthroat, no-nonsense policy.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
The roadhouse dive bar, 4560 National Trails Highway in Newberry Springs, dishes up food, liquor and live music.
—Hannah Poukish
september 4, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The music that accompanies her is just as stick-to-the-ribs earthy, dipped in roadhouse soul, folkish hymns, barroom rock, and blues, without sounding like House of Blues nostalgia.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
To elevate the roadhouse into a top-tier venue, Dalton confronts meddling patrons with a cutthroat, no-nonsense policy.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
The roadhouse dive bar, 4560 National Trails Highway in Newberry Springs, dishes up food, liquor and live music.
—Hannah Poukish
september 4, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The music that accompanies her is just as stick-to-the-ribs earthy, dipped in roadhouse soul, folkish hymns, barroom rock, and blues, without sounding like House of Blues nostalgia.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadhouse
Noun
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When they were rebuffed, the duo started showing up at the Hollywood nightclubs where the Hills cast was filming, over and over again.—
Louis Staples,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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John Scott first opened Green Lady Lounge in 2013, replacing nightclub Balanca’s.—
Jenna Thompson
June 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Perhaps the most popular hotel in town, the 38-room River House at Odette’s, with its picturesque views of the Delaware, offers a splashy stay on the site of a 1960s bohemian cabaret run by musician and actress Odette Myrtill.—
Jessica Sulima,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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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.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Of Europe's top leagues, only Italy's Serie A is as competitive as the Premier League, with four clubs — Juventus, Inter Milan, AC Milan and Napoli — winning the title during the last seven years.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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Amenities and experiences The banner amenity here is Sastra, which claims to be Colombia's first longevity club.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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“Roadhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadhouse. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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