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.
—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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On Sunday morning, the usual crowds filled the streets as bars and nightclubs were closing in Sacramento when the sound of rapid-fire gunshots sent people running in terror.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The neighborhood was considered one of the best music scenes in the South, rivaling Memphis’s Beale Street and New Orleans’s Bourbon Street, with packed nightclubs blaring jazz, soul, R&B, and blues lining the strip.—
SPIN Team,
SPIN,
20 Apr. 2026
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The game marks the first time an American football game is played in what is typically the home pitch of several of Brazil’s soccer clubs, including Rio’s wildly popular and historic Fluminense and Flamengo teams.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Avs have not blown the doors off this team like many pundits predicted, given the chasm between the two clubs in the final NHL standings.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Nightspots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightspots. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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