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
But how many members who have lost their homes nearby will have to move elsewhere?
Professor Garroway and other congregants are trying to learn more about how the mural came to be painted, in a building that had been a roadhouse and a warehouse during the 1920's.
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Scott Simon, NPR, 25 Jan. 2025
Several other historic roadhouses across Alaska have been preserved and are open to visitors.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
Walker cradled his paramour, the actress Betty Compton, and hurriedly exited the roadhouse, stopping only to apologize privately for his abrupt departure to the bandleader Vincent Lopez.
—Sam Roberts, airmail.news, 12 Oct. 2024
Pappy + Harriet’s, a desert roadhouse that serves California-style tri-tip, has walls papered in yellowing photographs, Georgia O’Keeffe-esque paintings and concert posters.
—Freda Moon, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Scott Simon, NPR, 25 Jan. 2025
Several other historic roadhouses across Alaska have been preserved and are open to visitors.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
Walker cradled his paramour, the actress Betty Compton, and hurriedly exited the roadhouse, stopping only to apologize privately for his abrupt departure to the bandleader Vincent Lopez.
—Sam Roberts, airmail.news, 12 Oct. 2024
Pappy + Harriet’s, a desert roadhouse that serves California-style tri-tip, has walls papered in yellowing photographs, Georgia O’Keeffe-esque paintings and concert posters.
—Freda Moon, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadhouse
Noun
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Pleasure Island nightclubs are closed as the area is absorbed into an area eventually known as Disney Springs.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 May 2025
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This left him little choice but to adopt a punishing schedule of nightclub gigs to generate income.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Later in the piece, as the audience is ushered into a decadent cabaret space carved out of the Agger Fish Building, another amazing and largely untold tale is teased, revealed, and spun.—
Corey Seymour,
Vogue,
2 May 2025
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That venue has since closed, so the show has been transferred to Mrs. Murphy’s, which previously hosted Ghostlight’s holiday cabarets.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Hussain Saleh, 23, a barista in the cafe, was less impressed.—
Vivian Nereim,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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So, starting June 2, the popular cafe will launch a dinner menu and close later.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2025
Noun
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By hosting or joining a cake club, every night can feel extra special.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 May 2025
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With that in mind, potential free agents like Sané or Tah would have usually announced their new club as soon as possible.—
Manuel Veth,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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“Roadhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadhouse. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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