Thesaurus results for SPORTS BAR

sports bar

noun

Definition of sports bar

as in nightclub

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Recent Examples of sports bar The first happened inside The Rabbit Hole sports bar off North Washington and Fifth avenues in the North Loop. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 As a sports bar concept, there’s nothing that matters more than having any game, any time, for customers walking into the establishment. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026 In the fall of 1995, three decades after the March on Washington, the sports bar and restaurant chain Hooters staged a march of its own. — Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 Trophy Club, the once-exclusive bar attached to the downtown indoor mini-golf and sports bar Tipsy Putt, is undergoing a transformation. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for sports bar

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Noun

First, the sequence pays homage to the nightclub scene in Gilda (1946), in which Rita Hayworth dances in a long shot amid ogling male patrons, tracked by a concentrated spotlight.

— Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
The Entertainment District Unit is a team created in 2025 to improve nightlife safety by targeting crime near bars, nightclubs, and sports and entertainment venues.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of nightclub

Noun

The newest restaurant in Plaza Midwood’s growing dining scene is set to open next week, bringing bruschetta, a bottle club and shareable plates.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
The restaurant was established in 2003 as a Grand Mariner bottle club, which has now grown to a community of 3,500 members.

— JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026

Definition of bottle club

Noun

The 50-seat bistro will open in October with à la carte dinner service, featuring dishes like Great Lakes perch with gribiche, pike quenelle ravioli with Nantua sauce, and cornbread served with pimento cheese and chicken liver parfait.

— Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026
Many of Milan’s classic bistros have closed, taking with them the quaint charm and traditional dishes that defined them.

— Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of bistro

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The inaugural event brings together ballroom, film, drag, cabaret, wellness activities, panel discussions, visual and performing arts and nightlife under one umbrella.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
Upstairs in the Maison Michel workshop, which caters to clients ranging from fashion houses to the Lido cabaret and film productions, the hats are literally baked in a large oven.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

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Its direct-drive architecture has 20 active degrees of freedom, which lets its joints be controlled independently for more human-like movements.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Here, an indulgent, chocolatey taste combines with a menagerie of wellness benefits — from stronger joints, nails, and hair follicles to glowier skin.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of joint

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The resort also has its own resident marine biologist, Nairika, who works alongside the dive center to help guests better understand the many mysteries of the ocean on their doorstep.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Rescue teams continued to search for the third boater, including efforts from the Massachusetts Environmental Police, who used side-scan sonar and a dive team, according to the release.

— Mason Leib, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of dive

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Texas native blends roadhouse rock, bluesy R&B and country-friend funky-tonk.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
Hackney on Harms is actually the original Hackney’s, a tavern and roadhouse that opened after the end of Prohibition in the 1930s.

— Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of roadhouse

Noun

Tamara Wallace’s legal woes came to a head on the same day her successor, Cody Bass, was ordered to spend 10 days in a Douglas County, Nevada, jail for a harassment conviction stemming from an altercation at a brewpub.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Foothills Brewing is downtown’s largest and oldest brewpub and offers a full menu of pub grub.

— Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of brewpub

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