bright spot
noun
informal
: a good thing that occurs during a bad or difficult time
Car sales were one of the few bright spots for the economy last year.
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Dru Smith was a bright spot off the Heat’s bench.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
Promising policy There is a bright spot for Europe this week.
—Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2025
To be sure, a bright spot in the company’s third quarter was Hinge, whose paying users increased 17%.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
Mullins recently returned to the lineup and has already been a bright spot for the team, helping the team defeat the Kansas Jayhawks and earning Freshman of the Week honors last week.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
Promising policy There is a bright spot for Europe this week.
—Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2025
To be sure, a bright spot in the company’s third quarter was Hinge, whose paying users increased 17%.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
Mullins recently returned to the lineup and has already been a bright spot for the team, helping the team defeat the Kansas Jayhawks and earning Freshman of the Week honors last week.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Bright spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bright%20spot. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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