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 Early Saturday morning, eight people were wounded in a shooting outside a nightclub in the city. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 7 July 2025 Matthew and Camila welcomed Levi in 2008, two years after their chance meeting in a nightclub and four years before the couple officially tied the knot. Rachel Raposas, People.com, 7 July 2025 Multiple news outlets including WGN News reported a nightclub was hosting an album launch party. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 July 2025 Another fatal shooting occurred at the same address in November 2022, when the property housed a nightclub, records show. Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for nightclub
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Noun
  • The actor plays an unhinged Mary Todd Lincoln as an alcoholic and wannabe cabaret singer.
    Breanne L. Heldman, People.com, 9 June 2025
  • Longtime favorites include the historic Crown & Anchor, which is ground zero for drag, cabaret and dancing; A-House, which is one of the country’s oldest gay bars and Provincetown’s only year-round dance club; and The Boatslip, whose daily afternoon tea dance is a Ptown institution each summer.
    Matt Alderton, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • The informal sit-down, which took place at the private members' club Royal Over-Seas League in London, was first reported by The Mail on Sunday.
    Stephanie Petit, People.com, 15 July 2025
  • In 2019, the Astir Palace reopened as the Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens, kicking off a renaissance that, in the past two years, has included the arrival of more stylish hotels, restaurants, and beach clubs.
    Hester Underhill, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • Common spaces in the school, such as the commons and cafe area, will open to the public Nov. 3.
    Miceala Morano, Arkansas Online, 18 July 2025
  • Warda’s new patisserie and cafe was announced months ago.
    Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 18 July 2025

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“Nightclub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightclub. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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