as in nightclubs
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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Noun
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Disneyland offers no nightclubs in its entertainment district.—
Robert Niles,
Oc Register,
24 Feb. 2026 -
By age 13, Colón had started a band and played at some weddings and in the bustling nightclubs of New York City.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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While countries such as Spain and clubs such as Barcelona train their young players for years using the same system, with the same positional requirements and following the same procedures, Germany jumps from trend to trend.—
Philipp Lahm,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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As a teenager, he DJed at various LA clubs before making his own music.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
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The newest chapter is Velvet Night 76—my personal obsession—inspired by Parisian cabarets.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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As revolutionary unrest intensified and the Pahlavi regime imposed martial law and closed cabarets and theaters in an attempt to appease conservatives, her sources of income vanished.—
Richard Nedjat-Haiem,
The Conversation,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Roadhouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadhouses. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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