as in social
likely to seek or enjoy the company of others
new in town, she was hoping some of her clubbier coworkers might show her the city's hot spots
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Recent Examples of clubby
Set in a former carriage house in Soho, the duplex includes a clubby bar room with exquisitely prepared drinks, and an upstairs dining room dressed up in white linen tablecloths and classic red banquettes, complete with roving Martini carts.
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Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026
The revelations are now causing fractures in the usually clubby world of Silicon Valley.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
Morton's The Steakhouse, Downtown Morton's The Steakhouse was part of a chain of nearly 100 clubby steakhouses founded in Chicago in 1978.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2025
For the flagship, Les Deux sought to capture a sense of clubby nostalgia in the architecture, which was designed by its in-house team.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
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Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026
The revelations are now causing fractures in the usually clubby world of Silicon Valley.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
Morton's The Steakhouse, Downtown Morton's The Steakhouse was part of a chain of nearly 100 clubby steakhouses founded in Chicago in 1978.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2025
For the flagship, Les Deux sought to capture a sense of clubby nostalgia in the architecture, which was designed by its in-house team.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clubby
Adjective
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Tweens and teens look to each other for clarity and guidance on how to behave and how to feel, all the while gambling with each other’s social confidence and self-esteem.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Marriage, in this reading, functions as the one social institution that still reliably closes the aspiration gap — a stable anchor for identity and status at a moment when career and credentials no longer deliver those things dependably.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
Adjective
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Business owner Chris Jamieson held a 75-vote lead over former City Council district director Alicia Ortiz in the May 2 special election to replace outgoing District 10 council member Alan Blaylock.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 May 2026
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Chicagoans first fell in love with the Italian comfort food in small late-night eateries that flourished thanks to the long hours, outgoing personalities and deft dough-throwing hands of their mom-and-pop owners.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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At the end of the book club, the women break into convivial chatter.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Think of it as the physical embodiment of all that Danish hygge has come to imply, which is a kind of warm, convivial, touchable coziness.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Repair bare spots in the lawn to make your yard less hospitable for ground-nesting bees.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 2026
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Smith incorporated Federal Express in 1971 in Little Rock, then moved the company to the hospitable and more centrally located Memphis International Airport.—
John Beifuss,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The shows are accompanied by similar drops in ad revenue and increasing production costs, an ongoing shift to digital viewership, political constraints and publicity-friendly interview questions.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Putin presided over a parade that featured hardware such as the Geran-2, the Russian version of Iran’s Shahed drone, and played host to friendly leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Clubby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clubby. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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