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Recent Examples of clubby Boyega also debuted a clubbier Versace look in a black-and-yellow button-down shirt and black pants. Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 15 June 2023 With two movie studios nearby, the dark, clubby haunt was a fixture for celebrities and other entertainment-industry types through the 1970s. Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2023 But this doesn’t always lead to deeper engagement with the work, and the velocity of snappy, viral tweets only deepens the notoriously clubby drama of each profession. WIRED, 8 Sep. 2022 Sky Suites’ 420 accommodations have shed dark, clubby interiors for a look inspired by the views from their floor-to-ceiling windows. Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022 See All Example Sentences for clubby
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clubby
Adjective
  • Their reasons are practical and emotional: 76% cited concern for LGBTQ rights in general, while 71% cited hostile social and political environments.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Moore founded Urban Underground, a Milwaukee nonprofit focused on youth leadership development and social justice.
    Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The Lake County Treasurer employees are forming a union with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31, the second unit of Lake County employees to unionize this summer, receiving the blessing of outgoing Treasurer Holly Kim.
    Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
  • All incumbents are also running for reelection under the cloud of controversy surrounding the city’s deal with outgoing Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings.
    Mary Ramsey August 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The staff is highly hospitable on and off the greens.
    Katie Sweeney, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • And rats, definitely a group that shouldn’t find our neighborhoods hospitable.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 22 July 2025
Adjective
  • It’s positioned just 600 linear feet from the shoreline, and the hotel proudly arranges around those views, including the lobby which becomes a convivial spot in the late afternoon when guests can pour themselves glasses of local wines and position their armchairs to the ocean to take in the views.
    Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
  • His strategy has been focused on opening immersive, convivial spaces that engage with markets on a local level and that keep consumers coming back.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 24 July 2025

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“Clubby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clubby. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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