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 Visit Sacramento has pegged the economic impact of the West Coast’s largest hard rock and metal festival at north of $27 million, with tens of thousands of festival-goers staying in area hotels, dining in local restaurants and frequenting bars, brewpubs and nightspots during the four-day event. Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025 In the short term, the nightspots may see less traffic. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025 And then following in his dad’s footsteps, Chris Barish became a successful restaurateur having launched nightspot Light in midtown Manhattan and at the Belaggio in Las Vegas and helped develop Moomba, Gordon Ramsay Pub and Grill and Gordon Ramsay Steak. Gary Stern, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for nightspot
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Noun
  • Pleasure Island nightclubs are closed as the area is absorbed into an area eventually known as Disney Springs.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2025
  • This left him little choice but to adopt a punishing schedule of nightclub gigs to generate income.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Some of the songs were performed at a cabaret show in New York City.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 May 2025
  • Crazy Horse — This legendary cabaret is just a few steps from the hotel.
    Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Kerik was among the guests feting Mr. Trump after his first appearance in federal court in Florida in a case related to his handling of classified documents, attending the former president's remarks at his Bedminster, New Jersey, club.
    CBS News, CBS News, 30 May 2025
  • The 49-year-old, who arrived at the club in 2021, has already won a Scudetto, two Italian Cups and three Italian Super Cups during his time in charge.
    George Ramsay, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Hussain Saleh, 23, a barista in the cafe, was less impressed.
    Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 16 May 2025
  • With potable water in short supply, neither the cafe nor the motel nor its six roadside cottages have been open since the 1980s.
    Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025

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“Nightspot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightspot. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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