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 Listen to this article A man was stabbed to death at a Bronx bar called Last Stop early Sunday, marking the second slaying at the nightspot in just over two years. John Annese, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025 Juan Gutierrez, 25, who lives close to the nightspot, came home early Sunday morning to find a police scene. John Annese, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025 Music is on tap all year long in several atmospheric nightspots. Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2024 With its wealth of luxe bars, restaurants, and nightspots, this exciting city is unrivaled as a destination after dark. Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for nightspot
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Noun
  • Oh, and Charlotte finds her way back to a nightclub and hopefully some Long Island iced teas.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Based on the 2001 film by Baz Luhrmann, the jukebox musical takes its name from a famous French nightclub — founded in the 19th century and still open today — and follows a fictional romance between cabaret performer Satine and bohemian songwriter Christian.
    Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • As master of ceremonies at her Fool’s Moon cabaret, Puella displays the kind of unearned self-assurance that usually wins praise for men and scorn for women.
    Michael Snyder, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
  • As a cabaret singer, Mason has headlined at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Birdland, 54 Below, Feinstein’s at the Regency, Rainbow and Stars, the Algonquin, the Plush Room in San Francisco and Davenport’s in Chicago, among many others.
    Jane Levere, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Along with the in-home creature comforts, Ocean House has its own club with a lounge and infinity pool.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Baseball bats used to have more heft as a rule; Babe Ruth swung clubs perhaps 50 percent heavier than today’s.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In the trendy neighborhoods of Buenos Aires, cafes and clothing stores bustled as usual.
    Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
  • In 2023, Bachelier opened a cafe and test kitchen space along Highway 101 in Leucadia that somewhat accidentally became a blockbuster restaurant, though its immediate success was slightly improbable but not at all surprising given the collective talent.
    Candice Woo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025

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“Nightspot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightspot. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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