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
But on Thursday night, while the Fiesta Bowl game was on TV from Arizona, UM had a watch party for students and their families at the campus lakeside nightspot, the Rathskeller.
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 9 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
Extravagant holiday displays extend beyond prime shopping areas like Bond and Regent streets to classic pubs like The Churchill Arms and the famous nightspot Annabel's.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2025
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 9 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
Extravagant holiday displays extend beyond prime shopping areas like Bond and Regent streets to classic pubs like The Churchill Arms and the famous nightspot Annabel's.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nightspot
Noun
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Every city has a notorious nightclub or bar worth visiting.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Mar. 2026
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Produced by Edko Films, and starring Dayo Wong and Sammi Cheng, the film is set in 2012 at a fading hostess nightclub in Tsim Sha Tsui East.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Zidler, in the 2001 Baz Luhrman movie about a composer falling in love with a cabaret star in Belle Époque Paris, was Harold Zidler, the proprietor of the Moulin Rouge, and played by Jim Broadbent.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
26 Feb. 2026
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In her later life, Lee would inspire and nurture as a coach for scores of working professionals in theater, film, cabaret and dance.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2026
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Holt — a former USL league president who helped Sacramento join as an expansion team in 2014 — is replacing Todd Dunivant, who was hired to be the sporting director for Major League Soccer club New York City FC in December.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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Martin Necas got his 27th goal and Gabriel Landeskog also scored to complete Colorado’s back-to-back sweep of the Southern California clubs.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Nightspot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightspot. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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