as in clubs
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 nightclubs
Friends since meeting as kids in 1990, the One Battle After Another and Spider-Man stars have been spotted out and about with friends at nightclubs, on boats and at movie premieres over the years.
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Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
The shooting follows others in the city’s downtown district, at times in the overnight hours as nightclubs are closing.
—Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2025
Hospitality’s director of beverage, who also leads the programs at the Power & Light District’s nearby Mosaic and Besos y Abrazos nightclubs.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Police said the spike is being fueled by robberies near bars, nightclubs and transit hubs, and have rolled out a multi-million-dollar safety initiative with corporate partners to try to restore public confidence.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Since then, the city has grown into a small resort city along the Atlantic Coast with casinos, nightclubs and entertainment.
—Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Cell phone thefts The BPD also issued an alert for over recent cell phone thefts from people leaving bars and nightclubs in the city.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
The gatherings became so popular that the 25-year-old Chinese American began hosting pop-up mahjong parties in restaurants, bars and nightclubs around San Francisco.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Over the next several months, the Metro Nashville Council could take steps to limit the presence of businesses like beer and cigarette markets and nightclubs in residential areas, even when existing zoning categories on a property would otherwise allow for them.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
The shooting follows others in the city’s downtown district, at times in the overnight hours as nightclubs are closing.
—Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2025
Hospitality’s director of beverage, who also leads the programs at the Power & Light District’s nearby Mosaic and Besos y Abrazos nightclubs.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Police said the spike is being fueled by robberies near bars, nightclubs and transit hubs, and have rolled out a multi-million-dollar safety initiative with corporate partners to try to restore public confidence.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Since then, the city has grown into a small resort city along the Atlantic Coast with casinos, nightclubs and entertainment.
—Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Cell phone thefts The BPD also issued an alert for over recent cell phone thefts from people leaving bars and nightclubs in the city.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
The gatherings became so popular that the 25-year-old Chinese American began hosting pop-up mahjong parties in restaurants, bars and nightclubs around San Francisco.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Over the next several months, the Metro Nashville Council could take steps to limit the presence of businesses like beer and cigarette markets and nightclubs in residential areas, even when existing zoning categories on a property would otherwise allow for them.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nightclubs
Noun
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Selfridges is set to open 40 Duke in spring 2026, its latest venture into the members clubs space.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Premier League has been trying to persuade its clubs to make this change for over a year but has so far not found enough agreement around the table to even put the idea to a vote.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Though many brands are now opening cafes in their stores, Maison Kitsuné was an early pioneer of café-retail hybrids, particularly in Japan, Loaëc noted.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
4 Oct. 2025
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Here are 37 new restaurants, bars and cafes that are now open in metro Phoenix.—
Endia Fontanez,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, the second half folds in the aesthetics of Vegas strip cabarets with eerie melodies from movie scores like Danny Elfman’s Nightmare Before Christmas.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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These flamenco venues originally developed during the 1960s throughout Spain replacing cabarets.—
Emily Cardenas,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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That usually meant going to taverns and bars, and enduring long travel days by horse and buggy.—
Ayana Archie,
NPR,
27 Sep. 2025
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The bill would allow taverns to sell cigars and pipe tobacco, which could then be smoked on the bar's premises.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Nightclubs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightclubs. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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