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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nightspot
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In 2013, bartenders, drink runners and bouncers were arrested in the resort’s nightclubs and pool parties for offering drugs and prostitutes to undercover police officers posed as partygoers (one staffer attempted to sell a cop a full pound of cocaine).Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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The city boasts three times more bars and nightclubs than Hong Kong does, but admittedly, the cost is much higher.Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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Every Moment from Glamour’s 2024 Women of the Year Red Carpet Is cabaret still a big part of your life?Emma Specter, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024
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Because the only thing Liza loves more than a cabaret is kicking some ass.Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
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Rooney has been a member of the sword fighters' club for almost 10 years and appreciates the politics-free zone.Robert Benincasa, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
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The festival brings a four-day lineup to Austin clubs and theaters from April 16-19.Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Shop for more gifts, including handmade crafts and treats, at the Congregation cafe's small-business market, which features live music.Annalise Frank, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
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Customers wait in line at a Starbucks cafe in a terminal at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, Nov. 11, 2024.Amelia Lucas,Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Nightspot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightspot. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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