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
With everything along the 92-mile Denali Park Road suddenly isolated after mile 43, the 32-cabin roadhouse pivoted to a fly-in-only model.
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Terry Ward, TIME, 25 July 2024
In 1980-81, Colbert was one of the working girls in the roadhouse run by Stella Stevens‘ Lute-Mae Sanders on the NBC primetime soap Flamingo Road, which like Dallas came from Lorimar Productions.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Broadway is equally important as a stage for American theatre, and many of this season’s shows will play in roadhouses and regional theatre across the country because of a Tony endorsement.
—Michael Presser, New York Daily News, 16 June 2024
Old-timers recall a place with cheap housing and roadhouse bars, where the ski-season workers would carouse all night.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
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Terry Ward, TIME, 25 July 2024
In 1980-81, Colbert was one of the working girls in the roadhouse run by Stella Stevens‘ Lute-Mae Sanders on the NBC primetime soap Flamingo Road, which like Dallas came from Lorimar Productions.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Broadway is equally important as a stage for American theatre, and many of this season’s shows will play in roadhouses and regional theatre across the country because of a Tony endorsement.
—Michael Presser, New York Daily News, 16 June 2024
Old-timers recall a place with cheap housing and roadhouse bars, where the ski-season workers would carouse all night.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadhouse
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Meanwhile, Commissioner Joe Carollo, famously combative since his first election in 1979, is smarting over a lawsuit accusing him of pursuing a vicious political vendetta against a nightclub owner.Susan Merriam, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Multiple nightclubs stayed open well past the time that bars in St. Louis and elsewhere in Missouri closed, luring people across the Mississippi with the promise of a party that didn’t stop.Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
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That turned into a gig accompanying cabaret singers.Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
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Single tickets are $30 ($15 students) for readings and $20 for the cabaret performances.Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2025
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Mimicking an actual mountain course, it is formed from two slopes connected in an L Shape with a cafe in a wooden cabin perched high up between them.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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More big stories The new year ushered in new laws in California that affect cannabis cafes, artificial intelligence and parking.Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
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While desserts come and go in the warehouse club's bakery, this staple has won the hearts of many Costco members.Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
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The first friendly match after the club’s acquisition will take place in Medellín, Colombia, against Atlético Nacional, as part of the preseason and the Copa Bendita.Griselda Flores, Billboard, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Roadhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadhouse. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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