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
This includes cops on the take and a Joliet roadhouse drug dealer (Chidi Ajufo) who livens things up.
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
The track, produced by Blake Slatkin and longtime Lizzo collaborator Ricky Reed, is a placid Strokes-y thumper whose riff periodically breaks free from its cage during a chorus that kicks the aughts-rock shtick back a few decades into roadhouse territory.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
Instead, Knight has begun looking into requirements for moving the roadhouse away from the river without losing its historic designation.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
Ultimately, the state’s remaining roadhouses serve as wonderful examples of Alaska’s pioneering culture and spirit.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
The track, produced by Blake Slatkin and longtime Lizzo collaborator Ricky Reed, is a placid Strokes-y thumper whose riff periodically breaks free from its cage during a chorus that kicks the aughts-rock shtick back a few decades into roadhouse territory.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
Instead, Knight has begun looking into requirements for moving the roadhouse away from the river without losing its historic designation.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
Ultimately, the state’s remaining roadhouses serve as wonderful examples of Alaska’s pioneering culture and spirit.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadhouse
Noun
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The same agent who represented the star cornerback on his team and likes to take all the players to dinner and the nightclub.—
Chris Deubert,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Simmons told the magazine that the two knew each other before the Apprentice from hanging around the same nightclubs, but that being president is a very different job than hosting a game show.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And at Gabbard’s urging, he’s twice returned to Charlotte — for cabaret shows, and to work with students in the Blumeys, the local high school musical theater awards program.—
Adam Bell,
Charlotte Observer,
23 July 2025
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The actor continues to perform in cabaret and live theatrical productions in New York and Los Angeles, and recently starred in The Boy From Oz in September 2024.—
Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Create a park cafe at the Belle Isle White House. Canals and trails.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Sacramento cafe closed due to unsafe food, lack of hot water Bella Bru Cafe, 4680 Natomas Blvd., Suite 100, in Sacramento, had 10 major food safety violations on Thursday, July 10.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Then, going for those who are bedded into a club and therefore more likely to play.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The store was the complete opposite of Ledbetter’s, the folk club that opened next door in the 1960s.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Roadhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadhouse. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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