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 Music and dance are the engine of this musical, which is based on a Cuban ensemble named for a midcentury Havana nightspot and immortalized in a Wim Wenders documentary. Caroline Tompkins, New York Times, 15 May 2025 From Thursday to Saturday, the space transforms into a vibrant nightspot with entertainment with views of the Dubai skyline. . Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025 But others later saw her in various nightspots talking with different men. Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025 Smoke billowed near the uptown skyline as Charlotte firefighters battled a two-alarm fire at the popular Morehead Tavern nightspot on Saturday. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nightspot
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Noun
  • In some videos that have gone viral on social media, DJs have played the viral audio at nightclubs.
    Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • The January-premiering third season of the show — about a group of friends in Charleston, S.C. working at Leva Bonaparte’s crown jewel nightclub on King Street — saw Kulp face allegations of a cheating scandal with now-fiancée Emmy Sharrett.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • The actor plays an unhinged Mary Todd Lincoln as an alcoholic and wannabe cabaret singer.
    Breanne L. Heldman, People.com, 9 June 2025
  • Longtime favorites include the historic Crown & Anchor, which is ground zero for drag, cabaret and dancing; A-House, which is one of the country’s oldest gay bars and Provincetown’s only year-round dance club; and The Boatslip, whose daily afternoon tea dance is a Ptown institution each summer.
    Matt Alderton, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • In fairness, there is a lot that goes into picking a team of all-stars, and the clubs and players need time to prepare.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • Off the field, the club’s sky blue and white jerseys have become ubiquitous in cities globally, led by striker Erling Haaland’s popular No. 9.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • Common spaces in the school, such as the commons and cafe area, will open to the public Nov. 3.
    Miceala Morano, Arkansas Online, 18 July 2025
  • Warda’s new patisserie and cafe was announced months ago.
    Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 18 July 2025

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“Nightspot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightspot. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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