as in nightclubs
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 nightspots
For decades, nightspots have stretched across South Florida, offering entertainment, dancing, music and drinks.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Few, if any, comparable nightspots that don’t own their own real estate have inked a deal that would guarantee them a home for decades going forward.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Few, if any, comparable nightspots that don’t own their own real estate have inked a deal that would guarantee them a home for decades going forward.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nightspots
Noun
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Versace became the unofficial uniform at nightclubs—skin-tight minidresses for her, flashy silk shirts for him—and sales at the brand’s boutique in nearby Bal Harbour soared.—
Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
30 Mar. 2026
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Wherrett, a native of Washington state, moved to Southern California and then San Francisco in the ‘90s, as the state was building its networks of house music festivals, collectives and nightclubs.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The oldest neighborhood in New Orleans, known for its 18th-century French and Spanish Creole architecture, jazz clubs and vibrant street life.—
Lauren Schuster,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Apr. 2026
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Like him, there were other computer-science students who were in their school robotics clubs.—
Mary Ellen Klas,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Nightspots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightspots. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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