as in clubs
a bar or restaurant offering special nighttime entertainment (as music, dancing, or comedy acts)
decided to go dancing at a local nightclub after the long dinner and movie
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Recent Examples of nightclubs
Hospitality’s director of beverage, who also leads the programs at the Power & Light District’s nearby Mosaic and Besos y Abrazos nightclubs.
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Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Police said the spike is being fueled by robberies near bars, nightclubs and transit hubs, and have rolled out a multi-million-dollar safety initiative with corporate partners to try to restore public confidence.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Since then, the city has grown into a small resort city along the Atlantic Coast with casinos, nightclubs and entertainment.
—Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Cell phone thefts The BPD also issued an alert for over recent cell phone thefts from people leaving bars and nightclubs in the city.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
The gatherings became so popular that the 25-year-old Chinese American began hosting pop-up mahjong parties in restaurants, bars and nightclubs around San Francisco.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Men have been dragged out of homes and even nightclubs by recruiters.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
Montgomery came up in the age of R&B and blues bands playing at 1,000-seat nightclubs to crowds that included a lot of teenagers and college students, then smoothly shifted to theaters and even larger venues.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
Simmons told the magazine that the two knew each other before the Apprentice from hanging around the same nightclubs, but that being president is a very different job than hosting a game show.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025
Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Police said the spike is being fueled by robberies near bars, nightclubs and transit hubs, and have rolled out a multi-million-dollar safety initiative with corporate partners to try to restore public confidence.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Since then, the city has grown into a small resort city along the Atlantic Coast with casinos, nightclubs and entertainment.
—Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Cell phone thefts The BPD also issued an alert for over recent cell phone thefts from people leaving bars and nightclubs in the city.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
The gatherings became so popular that the 25-year-old Chinese American began hosting pop-up mahjong parties in restaurants, bars and nightclubs around San Francisco.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Men have been dragged out of homes and even nightclubs by recruiters.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
Montgomery came up in the age of R&B and blues bands playing at 1,000-seat nightclubs to crowds that included a lot of teenagers and college students, then smoothly shifted to theaters and even larger venues.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
Simmons told the magazine that the two knew each other before the Apprentice from hanging around the same nightclubs, but that being president is a very different job than hosting a game show.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nightclubs
Noun
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The government set a goal to increase it to 40 percent and undertook a bevy of projects with the national Olympic committee, sports world federations, and sports clubs under the auspices of the Ministry of Sport.—
Blythe Lawrence,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Yet, in the aftermath of the RAVE act, scores of clubs shut down, promoters were arrested, and parties would not dare talk about safer substance use or call an ambulance for a partygoer – it was criminalized.—
Andrew Pasquier,
Them.,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As part of the airport’s nearly $4 billion Terminal 1 renovation project, local restaurants, cafes, fast food chains and specialty stores are landing inside.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
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These include both government facilities and local private businesses that offer cool spaces in shops, pharmacies, community centers, libraries, cafes and more.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These flamenco venues originally developed during the 1960s throughout Spain replacing cabarets.—
Emily Cardenas,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The bill would allow taverns to sell cigars and pipe tobacco, which could then be smoked on the bar's premises.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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From Bavarian caves to Bohemian beer halls, from Milwaukee taverns to Oktoberfest tents, lagers have always been tied to the vessels they’re served in.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Nightclubs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightclubs. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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