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
Ndiaga Diagne, 53, opened fire at a popular nightspot early Sunday.
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Jeremy Roebuck,
Washington Post,
1 Mar. 2026
Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Gilda Radner and a cast of other soon-to-be luminaries were part of the Toronto company, and Second City had rapidly become a popular nightspot.
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Lynn Hirschberg,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2026
Gilley, a chart-topping country singer and nightclub owner, became synonymous with honky-tonk hits and Gilley’s Club, the Texas nightspot that helped spark the 1980s’ urban cowboy craze.
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Bob Mehr,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
20 Jan. 2026
Every Monday night at a nightspot in Raytown, one of the oldest open mic events in Kansas City, presents a platform for area performing artists to showcase their work.
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Mara Williams,
Kansas City Star,
31 Dec. 2025
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Jeremy Roebuck,
Washington Post,
1 Mar. 2026
Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Gilda Radner and a cast of other soon-to-be luminaries were part of the Toronto company, and Second City had rapidly become a popular nightspot.
—
Lynn Hirschberg,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2026
Gilley, a chart-topping country singer and nightclub owner, became synonymous with honky-tonk hits and Gilley’s Club, the Texas nightspot that helped spark the 1980s’ urban cowboy craze.
—
Bob Mehr,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
20 Jan. 2026
Every Monday night at a nightspot in Raytown, one of the oldest open mic events in Kansas City, presents a platform for area performing artists to showcase their work.
—
Mara Williams,
Kansas City Star,
31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nightspot
Noun
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The business in question is stealing Georgia’s nightclub idea, though Charlie maintains that’s not what’s happening because his club won’t have any bowling.
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Three women face charges after allegedly beating up another woman outside an East Texas nightclub in a June 21 attack that appeared to reference Karmelo Anthony, court documents state.
Noun
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The Coachella Valley Repertory Theater, in nearby Cathedral City, is offering a summer cabaret series for just $65.
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The Moulin Rouge cabaret, with its red windmill, has been a landmark of Paris’s artsy Montmartre neighborhood for 137 years, but many moviegoers likely learned of its existence thanks to the whimsical 2001 film of the same name.
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Out for dinner and then at a club, things come to a head between Luke, Joy, and Gen.
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Wilson had been back with the A’s for fewer than 20 days before suffering the injury and missing the club’s last four games.
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“Nightspot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightspot. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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