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Recent Examples of roadhouse Ultimately, the state’s remaining roadhouses serve as wonderful examples of Alaska’s pioneering culture and spirit. Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for roadhouse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadhouse
Noun
  • It was followed by black cabs taking guests to Camden’s Koko nightclub.
    Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 13 June 2025
  • One of the group’s founders was Barbara Poma, an owner of the Pulse nightclub.
    Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • The cabaret burned down in 1915 and reopened in 1921 as a nightclub.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
  • As Sam makes his way to Bushwick, in the hopes of resurrecting his dormant stage persona, Romero acclimatizes us to the catty, interpersonal backstage drama of the cabaret’s moving parts, endearing us to each character in the process.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 10 June 2025
Noun
  • Once the heart of the Hanseatic League’s trading empire in Norway, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is now home to artisan workshops, independent galleries, and cosy cafes.
    David Nikel, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
  • Huge clients like Starbucks and Häagen-Dazs eat up the majority of the supply, leaving smaller cafes and chains out of luck as an entire industry tries to get their international logistics business up to speed.
    HubSpot, HubSpot, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • View gallery - 4 images Killer whales have joined the rare club of animals that can make and use tools, for the first time being observed crafting a kind of brush out of kelp and then using it on fellow pod members.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 June 2025
  • For years, some national breed clubs treated deafness as a genetic defect.
    Lila Hempel-Edgers, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2025

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“Roadhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadhouse. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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