as in nightclubs
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 nightspots
For decades, nightspots have stretched across South Florida, offering entertainment, dancing, music and drinks.
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Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
Few, if any, comparable nightspots that don’t own their own real estate have inked a deal that would guarantee them a home for decades going forward.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
Few, if any, comparable nightspots that don’t own their own real estate have inked a deal that would guarantee them a home for decades going forward.
—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nightspots
Noun
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Up until his first day of filming Jackass, Steve-O was a clown in nightclubs, cruise ships and at a flea-market circus.
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But downtown Sunnyvale really comes alive once the sun begins to set, with a vast array of bars, nightclubs and late-night dining peppered throughout the city’s streets.
Noun
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By the early ‘60s, Rivers was performing at various comedy clubs and her acting career was mostly forgotten.
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Pioneers Juan Atkins, Eddie Fowlkes, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson were inspired by the breadth of genres on the radio and in local clubs.
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“Nightspots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightspots. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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