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 This Super Bowl carried the same name, LIV, as the famous nightspot at the Fontainebleau hotel in Miami Beach? Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025 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 Raids on gay nightspots and gathering areas increased and Florida’s legislature even created a committee that investigated and sought to remove LGBTQ people from positions of influence, especially in schools. Julio Capó Jr. & Helena Gomez, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for nightspot
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Noun
  • The musical comedy is about a French gay couple who own a drag nightclub.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
  • In March 2023, the league suspended Morant for eight games after he was seen brandishing a gun on Instagram Live while at a nightclub in Colorado.
    The Athletic NBA Staff, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • At Winter Park Playhouse, Russell Stephens will debut a cabaret paying tribute to iconic singers such as Judy Garland, Elaine Stritch, Nell Carter (Ain’t Misbehavin’), Debbie Reynolds, Bernadette Peters and more.
    Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The Countess was an OG cast member on Bravo’s The Real Housewives of New York City from Season 1 through 12, and has become something of a cabaret star and a gay icon in the process.
    Daisy Jones, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The club boasts an excellent and well mixed squad; full of young talent and some experienced veterans.
    Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The language was softened after some concerns that the guidance to get rid of diversity, equity and inclusion programs at universities would include clubs that were based on race or ethnicity.
    Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Starbucks is making a big bet on reestablishing its cafes as community coffeehouses to reverse a decline in foot traffic and sales.
    Kelly Tyko, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Corgan’s Highland Park cafe Madame Zuzu’s tea shop will exclusively offer the LPs in an expansive 80-song box set featuring a 48-track Machina and an additional 32 bonus tracks of demos, outtakes, and live performances.
    Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 31 Mar. 2025

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“Nightspot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightspot. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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