Definition of nightclubnext
as in cabaret
a bar or restaurant offering special nighttime entertainment (as music, dancing, or comedy acts) decided to go dancing at a local nightclub after the long dinner and movie

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Recent Examples of nightclub In Miami Beach, bands took the stage at the Latin Quarter nightclub. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026 According to police, the couple was last seen the day before their deaths after a night out at Bayou Mama's nightclub in Houston. Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026 Authorities in Houston on Thursday morning announced an arrest connected to the brutal killing of a couple who were found dead hours after disappearing from a nightclub in 1990. John Wayne Ferguson, Houston Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026 In the wake of the Pulse nightclub tragedy, Dyer asked Martins to lead the OneOrlando Fund, helping raise tens of millions of dollars for victims and their families during one of the darkest moments in the city’s history. Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nightclub
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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • But there was the more important distance — the one separating Liverpool’s summer signing (from the Swedish top-flight club Kristianstad DFF) from the high-ankle sprain in December suffered during a benign set-piece session.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Badinter knew that debate-club arguments about deterrence and human-rights law and the possibility of judicial error would be ineffective.
    Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026

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“Nightclub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightclub. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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