as in nightclub
a bar or restaurant offering special nighttime entertainment (as music, dancing, or comedy acts) one of the city's few nightspots featuring a dance floor and a live band

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Recent Examples of nightspot Music and dance are the engine of this musical, which is based on a Cuban ensemble named for a midcentury Havana nightspot and immortalized in a Wim Wenders documentary. Caroline Tompkins, New York Times, 15 May 2025 From Thursday to Saturday, the space transforms into a vibrant nightspot with entertainment with views of the Dubai skyline. . Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025 But others later saw her in various nightspots talking with different men. Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025 Smoke billowed near the uptown skyline as Charlotte firefighters battled a two-alarm fire at the popular Morehead Tavern nightspot on Saturday. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nightspot
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Noun
  • Williams did anything and everything to make ends meet, including loading lorries on an industrial estate for the retailer British Home Stores and driving minibuses to pick up party-goers from nightclubs.
    Stuart James, New York Times, 29 June 2025
  • The $4 billion proposal would see a Midtown office tower converted into an entertainment hub with a casino, nightclubs, restaurants and a five-star hotel with nearly 1,000 rooms.
    Téa Kvetenadze, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Two giants of the cabaret concert realm, vocalist/actress Sally Mayes and pianist/entertainer Billy Stritch, are the latest attraction in Music Theater of Connecticut’s Hot Summer Nights series, July 12 at 8 p.m. $55.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2025
  • Directed by Dana Reynolds, the cabaret features approximately 24 songs from 1943 through 1959.
    Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2025
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  • In celebration of Rotary’s Epic Day of Service, members from several North County Rotary clubs recently joined forces to support environmental conservation efforts at the San Elijo Lagoon Reserve.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
  • That next big step would be a transfer from his MLS team to a European club for the upcoming season.
    Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
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  • Once the heart of the Hanseatic League’s trading empire in Norway, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is now home to artisan workshops, independent galleries, and cosy cafes.
    David Nikel, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
  • Huge clients like Starbucks and Häagen-Dazs eat up the majority of the supply, leaving smaller cafes and chains out of luck as an entire industry tries to get their international logistics business up to speed.
    HubSpot, HubSpot, 20 June 2025

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“Nightspot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightspot. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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