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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For example, during the 2016 attack at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, the attacker pledged his allegiance to ISIS in a call to 911.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
22 Mar. 2026
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Gracey's body was found Thursday afternoon in the waters off a beach near where he was last seen outside a Barcelona nightclub with his friends in the early hours of Tuesday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The shop will double as a cabaret.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Mar. 2026
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Born May 7, 1961 in Pontypridd, Wales, Campbell began playing guitar as a child, joining the cabaret band Contrast as a teen.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2026
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Travelive has an in-house concierge team that can ensure entry to the most exclusive restaurants, bars and beach clubs, but that also offers excellent local options that would offer a more traditional experience.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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Festivals have increasingly embraced that kind of theatrical club energy, and ACL’s electronic stages could easily make room for it.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Nightspot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightspot. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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