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
Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Gilda Radner and a cast of other soon-to-be luminaries were part of the Toronto company, and Second City had rapidly become a popular nightspot.
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Lynn Hirschberg, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
Gilley, a chart-topping country singer and nightclub owner, became synonymous with honky-tonk hits and Gilley’s Club, the Texas nightspot that helped spark the 1980s’ urban cowboy craze.
—Bob Mehr, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 20 Jan. 2026
Every Monday night at a nightspot in Raytown, one of the oldest open mic events in Kansas City, presents a platform for area performing artists to showcase their work.
—Mara Williams, Kansas City Star, 31 Dec. 2025
Police arrested two men in a stabbing at a popular Lake Norman nightspot early Friday.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 28 Nov. 2025
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Lynn Hirschberg, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
Gilley, a chart-topping country singer and nightclub owner, became synonymous with honky-tonk hits and Gilley’s Club, the Texas nightspot that helped spark the 1980s’ urban cowboy craze.
—Bob Mehr, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 20 Jan. 2026
Every Monday night at a nightspot in Raytown, one of the oldest open mic events in Kansas City, presents a platform for area performing artists to showcase their work.
—Mara Williams, Kansas City Star, 31 Dec. 2025
Police arrested two men in a stabbing at a popular Lake Norman nightspot early Friday.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 28 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nightspot
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The event is produced by Nordstern Basel, a popular nightclub in the Swiss city, and with the cooperation of Art Basel and Fondation Beyeler.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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Groff is familiar with the bit, which is modeled off of how Darin regularly did the same with concertgoers attending his nightclub acts.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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The family of the cabaret artist Fritz Grünbaum, who was murdered in the Holocaust, for example, was able to recover works by Viennese Expressionist artist Egon Schiele that were in Grünbaum’s vast personal collection in 2018 after decades of efforts.—
Jackie Hajdenberg,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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Where 2025’s 1000 Variations on the Same Song played with funk undercurrents and The Count leaned toward slower R&B, Frog for Sale is an exercise in cabaret basics.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
20 Apr. 2026
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However, significant barriers to entry remain, with access to both club and international matches highly limited.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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The club finished second in attendance last year, behind the Los Angeles Dodgers, despite steep increases in ticket prices in recent years.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Nightspot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightspot. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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