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
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At the time of the killing, there had been at least five shootings so far this year inside city nightclubs and lounges in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens that left eight people wounded and two dead.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2026
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Cabins under nightclubs or late-night bars can pick up bass vibrations that continue into the early hours.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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Students reportedly balanced rigorous courses and activities Many of the students took difficult classes such as AP Physics, AP Economics and multivariable calculus while also participating in clubs, sports and community organizations.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Madonna has been the queen of the dance floor since the '80s, and many of her earliest career-defining smashes were inspired by producers and musicians innovating in clubs.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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“Nightspots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightspots. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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