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noun

Definition of hivesnext
plural of hive
as in hot spots

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verb

present tense third-person singular of hive
as in swarms

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  1. hot spots
  2. swarms
  3. playgrounds
  4. herds
  5. hotbeds
  6. packs
  7. kernels
  8. nuclei
Noun
  • Top mobile hot spots for 10 devices Compatible with the Verizon network, this mobile hot spot allows 10 simultaneous connections.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Definition of hot spots
Verb
  • Still, Hafley’s defense swarms the Raiders and is too much to overcome.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Before the gaggle of girls swarms her apartment, there’s a sweet moment when Steve drops his daughter off early, and the two divorcees engage in some flirty banter over pizza prep.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 17 June 2026
Definition of swarms
Noun
  • Both playgrounds are expected to be ready for the 2026-27 school year, and the district also plans to bring similar playground improvements to other schools.
    — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
  • In some settlements, playgrounds were crowded, with five times the number of children per playground, when compared to other settlements with similar populations.
    — Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Definition of playgrounds
Verb
  • Deep within the backwoods of rural Oklahoma, charismatic and musically gifted Amziah King herds a bluegrass-playing band of misfits while overseeing the premier honey-making operation in town.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Max tells him to put it down, releasing Zack in exchange, then picks up the gun himself, herds all four Bowdens into the kitchen, and makes Natalie bind her parents' wrists with plastic restraints.
    — JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026
Definition of herds
Noun
  • That’s quite a claim from a man who oversees one of the world’s most prolific hotbeds of anti-vaccine conspiracism.
    — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2026
  • However, Canada’s success at the World Cup could lead to even more interest in soccer in traditional hockey hotbeds.
    — Shelby Blackley, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of hotbeds
Verb
  • Crucially, the reactor core runs on TRISO particle fuel, which packs uranium inside four concentric isotropic layers of carbon and silicon carbide.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The Pro Max packs a 10,000-mAh silicon-carbon battery (with 16% silicon content), while certain markets get a 9,210-mAh variant engineered for the same long-term battery performance.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of packs
Noun
  • The damp fibers grab onto the silky strands and lift them away from the kernels in just a few passes.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Transfer the warm kernels to a food processor, add the remaining butter, and process until smooth and thick.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of kernels
Noun
  • To study quark-gluon plasma, CERN scientists have generated this plasma by colliding heavy nuclei such as lead.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Remnant radio galaxies represent the final stage in the evolution of radio galaxies, at which point the jets from the galaxies' central regions, or active galactic nuclei (AGNs) powered by feeding supermassive black holes, have switched off.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026
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