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 Fans who had retreated to their downtown hotel rooms or nearby nightspots were nevertheless up for the occasion, restlessly piling into long lines along Jefferson Avenue to return for a music lineup that had been frantically rejuggled by organizers. Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 26 May 2024 Listen to this article An early-morning knife attack near a pair of Bronx nightspots on Saturday took the life of a 32-year-old man, police said. Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2024 Prospectors from across North America and Europe quaffed single-malt in upscale Ulan Bator nightspots. TIME, 14 May 2024 What Doral nightspots say about call for early closures Louis Terminello, one of the co-owners of Martini Bar, questioned why businesses in CityPlace would be treated differently from venues only two blocks away on Northwest 36th Street. Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for nightspot 
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Noun
  • Remy Ma, 44, went to prison for the 2007 shooting of a woman outside of a New York nightclub.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Scenic designer Maggie Armendariz gives us a colorful nightclub setting around a high platform, rolling props and a Keith Haring-like translucent sculpture above the stage that alters with the play's mood, amplified by Patrick Anthony's nimble lighting.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Catch a Moulin Rouge show The capital of cabaret, and one of the most iconic spectacles in Paris, is the Moulin Rouge in Pigalle, whose symbolic red windmill sits below the hilltop village of Montmartre.
    Lane Nieset, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • While her husband deals with the presidency and unrelenting desires, Mary has two driving goals: alcohol and becoming a cabaret star.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Their placeholder budget numbers for 2025 had called for a reduction in player payroll, which might still be achieved even if the club can win the bidding for Burnes — a market that is expected to exceed $200 million — as well as Adames.
    Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 8 Dec. 2024
  • His upcoming administration is set to feature at least 11 key appointees who either hold billionaire status, have spouses in the billionaire club, or are on the cusp of reaching that financial milestone.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Sitting and sunning by the 14th floor pool puts you steps away from the poolside cafe Bella’s Rooftop Bar.
    Essence, Essence, 6 Dec. 2024
  • There are five guest rooms and a cafe with a view into her backyard, a dense tropical forest.
    Benji Jones, Vox, 4 Dec. 2024

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“Nightspot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightspot. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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