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Recent Examples of discotheque
With a talented eye for lighting, Villarreal has installed statement pieces throughout the apartment that add warmth and drama, including a glittering 40-inch disco ball that illuminates the living room like a discotheque.
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Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Location Right in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, the nightclub was located in the city’s National District, which hosts various nightlife activities, including chic discotheques, hotels and upscale restaurants and bars.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2025
Pitched up between the city's Central Business District and the green expanse of Lumpini Park, the 23-story modernist tower was Thailand's tallest building at the time, and the hotel drew in a high-society clientele with novelties such as a discotheque, ballrooms, and a top-floor restaurant.
—Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2025
The basement, meanwhile, serves as a discotheque and games room dedicated to the concept of Play.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 4 Dec. 2024
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Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Location Right in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, the nightclub was located in the city’s National District, which hosts various nightlife activities, including chic discotheques, hotels and upscale restaurants and bars.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2025
Pitched up between the city's Central Business District and the green expanse of Lumpini Park, the 23-story modernist tower was Thailand's tallest building at the time, and the hotel drew in a high-society clientele with novelties such as a discotheque, ballrooms, and a top-floor restaurant.
—Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2025
The basement, meanwhile, serves as a discotheque and games room dedicated to the concept of Play.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discotheque
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James Gadson, the drummer most famous for recording funk, soul, and disco classics with Diana Ross, Bill Withers, and Marvin Gaye but whose discography includes sessions with Beck, Kelly Clarkson, and Leonard Cohen, among several others, died on Thursday.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2026
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The sole purpose of a disco ball is to produce an interesting lighting effect.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Soon after, two men attempted to rape her while in a nightclub, leaving her deeply scarred, and as reports indicate, this led her to a care home for worsening psychiatric symptoms.—
Solly Boussidan,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Versace became the unofficial uniform at nightclubs—skin-tight minidresses for her, flashy silk shirts for him—and sales at the brand’s boutique in nearby Bal Harbour soared.—
Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
30 Mar. 2026
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The weekly column about Wade’s life in the entertainment industry launched in Las Vegas Weekly in 2014 and has since evolved into a podcast and a live cabaret show.—
Joe Kottke,
NBC news,
30 Mar. 2026
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The 49,000 square-foot complex houses the 513-seat Baker-Baum Concert Hall, rehearsal rooms, offices, state-of-the-art recording facilities and The JAI, an intimate cabaret venue that serves food and drinks.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Discotheque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discotheque. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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