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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Rose took to Threads on Sunday to accuse the pop star of assaulting her at a nightclub nearly 20 years ago.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2026
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In true European fashion, the restaurant turns into an electro music nightclub on the weekends.—
Acacia Gabriel,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Celebrate 15 years of Compass Rose Theater with lively cabaret featuring favorite songs and moments from past shows.—
Staff Report,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Musical follows Christian, an American man in Paris at the turn of the 20th century who falls in love with a performer at the titular cabaret club named Satine.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The governors’ endorsements of Turning Point USA, to the exclusion of other student clubs, has come under criticism from teachers unions and civil liberties groups.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The club responded after its new head coach, Marie-Louise Eta, was inundated with sexist comments online after being appointed the first female head coach of a men's team in any of Europe's five biggest leagues.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Roadhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadhouse. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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