Thesaurus results for NIGHTCLUBS

nightclubs

noun

plural of nightclub

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 The city’s nightclubs were closing, and the streets were dark. — Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 10 June 2026 This elite slice of city life is thriving as many bars, pubs and nightclubs come under strain. — Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 20 June 2026 Lonely chairlifts rock back and forth in the wind, nightclubs are shut, and car parks lay empty. — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 29 June 2026 Up until his first day of filming Jackass, Steve-O was a clown in nightclubs, cruise ships and at a flea-market circus. — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026 But downtown Sunnyvale really comes alive once the sun begins to set, with a vast array of bars, nightclubs and late-night dining peppered throughout the city’s streets. — Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 23 June 2026 Hop on a bike in Berlin to explore the city's abundance of attractions, including museums, historical sites, cafés, nightclubs, and parks. — Elizabeth Preske, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026 For hundreds of millions of soccer fans from across the world, seven FIFA World Cup games will be held in Miami — a name that invokes images of beaches, nightclubs and Latin culture. — Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026 Both Payton and Smiley Martin, the brother of Dandrae Martin, were wounded in the gun barrage that killed the three women and shooters Sergio Harris, Joshua Hoye-Lucchessi and Turner in the seconds after K Street nightclubs closed on April 3, 2022. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026

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Noun

Today that philosophy stretches far beyond clothing, into wellness clubs, beach takeovers, recovery spaces and destination experiences designed around how consumers want to live, travel and feel.

— Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
The statement also ripped Shipnuck for citing a source in which Mickelson's wife, Amy, played a role in his departures from clubs.

— Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of clubs

Noun

Salon Toulouse, the ship's main lounge and bar, inspired by vintage Parisian cabarets and complete with deep red velvet armchairs, was Joie de Vivre's main social hub for sundowners and digestifs.

— Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2026
The newest chapter is Velvet Night 76—my personal obsession—inspired by Parisian cabarets.

— Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026

Definition of cabarets

Noun

For decades, nightspots have stretched across South Florida, offering entertainment, dancing, music and drinks.

— 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

Definition of nightspots

Noun

Widely regarded as the country's culinary capital—a remarkable distinction in a nation renowned for its gastronomy—the city has earned a reputation for its traditional bouchons (taverns), bustling food halls, and world-class restaurants.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026
During his lifetime, Woody Guthrie saw America at ground level, riding boxcars, singing in taverns and on street corners, and even living for a time in a California migrant camp.

— Steve Appleford, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2026

Definition of taverns

Noun

Reporter Stephanie Breijo and senior food editor Danielle Dorsey wrote about their 15 favorite London pubs, food halls and bake shops.

— Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
The Cotswolds England's golden countryside is at its most inviting in autumn, when the pubs light their fires and the weather is right for layering without summer's heat or winter's bite.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of pubs

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