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 March 2023, he was suspended for eight games after brandishing a gun in an Instagram Live video at a Colorado nightclub.
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Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The new event spot is the former home of the Landsharks bar and nightclub, where a March 2024 shooting left one dead and five others injured.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 4 Nov. 2025
But uncredited parts in the sensational 1961 Carroll Baker thriller Something Wild, and Norman Jewison's nightclub comedy 40 Pounds of Trouble from the year after, led to significant parts in some of the landmark films of the latter half of the Hollywood century.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2025
Four shot outside Over-the-Rhine nightclub, including owner's nephew Four people were shot outside on Elm Street in Over-the-Rhine, near the Privee on Elm nightclub.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2025
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Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The new event spot is the former home of the Landsharks bar and nightclub, where a March 2024 shooting left one dead and five others injured.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 4 Nov. 2025
But uncredited parts in the sensational 1961 Carroll Baker thriller Something Wild, and Norman Jewison's nightclub comedy 40 Pounds of Trouble from the year after, led to significant parts in some of the landmark films of the latter half of the Hollywood century.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2025
Four shot outside Over-the-Rhine nightclub, including owner's nephew Four people were shot outside on Elm Street in Over-the-Rhine, near the Privee on Elm nightclub.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nightclub
Noun
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The gonzo comedy is set in the days before Lincoln’s assassination and imagines the former first lady as a alcoholic wannabe cabaret star.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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The new couple was seen leaving a cabaret show at the Crazy Horse Paris in photos obtained by TMZ.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
4 Nov. 2025
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At many clubs, an injury list like that would form the central narrative of the season.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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His favorite hobbies include bodysurfing the Jersey Shore and making the under-33 club at the Flamingo Miniature Golf Course.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Nightclub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightclub. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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